Hradivka, Lviv Oblast

Rural locality in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

Village in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

Hradivka Градівка
Village
Village Hradivka. Panoramic photo.
49°41′32″N 23°32′36″E / 49.69222°N 23.54333°E / 49.69222; 23.54333
Country	Ukraine
Province	Lviv Oblast
District	Lviv Raion
Established	1426
Area
• Total	13.77 km² (5.32 sq mi)
Elevation	299 m (981 ft)
Population
• Total	1,433
• Density	100/km² (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	81532
Website	село Градівка (in Ukrainian)

Hradivka (the former name — Hoshany ), (Ukrainian: Гра́дівка, Гоша́ни) is a selo (village) in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It belongs to Horodok urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] Local government — Hradivska village council.^[2] The population of the village numbers approximately 1400 people.

Geography

Hradivka is located along the Highway Ukraine ( H 13) – Lviv – Sambir – Uzhhorod, 42 kilometres (26 mi) from the regional center Lviv, 17 kilometres (11 mi) from Horodok and 272 kilometres (169 mi) from Uzhhorod.

History

The first record of the village called "Hoshany" dates back to 1426 year.^[3] Since 1961 — Hradivka.^[4]

Until 18 July 2020, Hradivka belonged to Horodok Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Horodok Raion was merged into Lviv Raion.^[5]^[6]

Churches and museums

In the village there are two churches:

Church of the Transfiguration (wood) 1878^[7] (Previous church was built in 1735.) To the east of the Church is a three-tiered wooden belfry.

The church was built in 1878 (according to other sources 1854) was funded by the John Janka.
By 1934 was in the village priest Kazimir Hermak (1862 - 1934). He was a husband of sisters Josaphat Kotsylovsky.

Church of the Holy Eucharist (stone), which was consecrated in 2011.

In the village there is a private Regional museum of historical and sightseeing. The museum was established on the initiative villager I. Jacenko.^[8] The museum has more than 3 thousand exhibits.^[9]

Gallery

Church of the Holy Eucharist. Hradivka.
Church of the Transfiguration (wood) 1878.
The grave of the priest Kazymyr Hermak (1862 - 1934)
The private Castle Museum of I.Yatsenko.

References

^ "Городокская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
^ Градівська сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
^ [1] (in Ukrainian)
^ Облікова картка Градівка(in Ukrainian)
^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
^ Градівка. Церква Преображення Господнього 1878(in Ukrainian)
^ У селі Градівці спорудили домашній музей(in Ukrainian)
^ А найдавніший експонат – бивні мамонта Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine(in Ukrainian)