Verkhniachka, Skole Raion
| Verkhniachka Верхня́чка | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Verkhniachka | |
| Coordinates: UA 48°46′31″N 23°14′31″E / 48.77528°N 23.24194°ECoordinates: UA 48°46′31″N 23°14′31″E / 48.77528°N 23.24194°E | |
| Country |
 Ukraine |
| Province |
 Lviv Oblast |
| District |
 Skole Raion |
| Established | 1730 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,74 km2 (67 sq mi) |
| Elevation/(average value of) | 830 m (2,720 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 939 |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 82654 |
| Area code | +380 3251 |
| Website | Верхнячка, райцентр Сколе (Ukrainian) |
Verkhniachka (Ukrainian: Верхня́чка) – a small village (selo) in the Skole Raion, Lviv Oblast (province) of Western Ukraine (name to year 1954 - Ukrainian: Вижлів ).
Population of the village is about 939 people and Local government is administered by Verkhniachkivska village council.[1]
Geography
The village is located deep of the Carpathian Mountains of Ukraine[2] within the limits the Eastern Beskids on the altitude of 830 foot (250 m) above sea level, which forms here the mountain climate.[3]
It is at a distance 55 kilometres (34 mi) from of the Highway M06 (Ukraine) (
).
Distance from the regional center Lviv is 159 kilometres (99 mi) , 51 kilometres (32 mi) from the district center Skole, and 151 kilometres (94 mi) from the
Uzhhorod.
Stryi River originates on the outskirts of the village.
History and Attractions
The first written record of the village dates from 1730 and its first name - Vyzliv (Ukrainian: Вижлів ).
In the village is an architectural monument of local importance of Skole Raion (Skole district). It is a wooden Church of Annunciation Virgin (1832) [4]
References
External links
Literature
- Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область, Сколівський район, Верхня́чка. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 715 (Ukrainian)
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