Hrebeniv

Hrebeniv (Ukrainian: Гребе́нів, Polish: Hrebenów) is a Carpathian village in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Skole urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The population of the village is about 593 people.[2] Local government is administered by Hrebenivska village council.[3]

Hrebeniv
Гребенів
village
Flag of Hrebeniv
Flag
Coat of arms of Hrebeniv
Coat of arms
Hrebeniv is located in Lviv Oblast
Hrebeniv
Hrebeniv
Coordinates: 48°58′32″N 23°28′25″E
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
DistrictStryi Raion
Established1100
Area
 • Total104 km2 (40 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
489 m (1,604 ft)
Population
 • Total593
 • Density5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
82634
Area code+380 3251
Websiteсело Гребенів, райцентр Сколе (Ukrainian)

Geography

The village is located on the banks of the Opir River on the altitude of 489 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level. That is located at a distance 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the Highway M06 (Ukraine) ( M 06) and is a distant 119 kilometres (74 mi) from the regional center of Lviv, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the district center Skole and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the urban village Slavske.

History and Attractions

For the first time the village is mentioned in the studies of the Polish historian and ethnographer Jabłonowski [4] in 1589.[5] Although in these areas by archaeologists found the remains of many things and weapons from the 11th-12th centuries.
The tomb of Prince Svyatoslav Vladimirovich (982 – 1015) [6] is near Hrebeniv village, on the right bank of the Opir River.
The village has two architectural monuments of local importance of Stryi Raion:

  1. Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (wooden) 1928 (N- 2911 / 1M).
  2. The bell tower of the church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1928 (N- 2911 / 2M).[7]

Until 18 July 2020, Hrebeniv belonged to Skole 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 Skole Raion was merged into Stryi Raion.[8][9]

References
  1. "Сколевская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. Село Гребенів: карта вулиць (in Ukrainian)
  3. Гребенівська сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
  4. Jabłonowski (in Polish)
  5. Гребенів (in Ukrainian)
  6. Sviatoslav Vladimirovich Rurikid, Prince Drevlyansky
  7. Пам'ятки архітектури Сколівського району, с.Гребенів, 2911/1М, 2911/2M (in Ukrainian)
  8. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  9. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
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