Oriavchyk

Oriavchyk (Ukrainian: Оря́вчик, Polish: Orawczyk) is a village (selo) in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. It is located in the Ukrainian Carpathians, within the limits of the Eastern Beskids. Oriavchyk belongs to Kozova rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] It is 133 kilometres (83 mi) from the city of Lviv, 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Skole and 61 kilometres (38 mi) from Stryi. Local government — Kozivska village council.[2]

Oriavchyk
Орявчик
village
Village Oryavchyk (Skole Raion).
Village Oryavchyk (Skole Raion).
Oriavchyk is located in Lviv Oblast
Oriavchyk
Oriavchyk
Coordinates: 48°57′56″N 23°16′56″E
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
DistrictStryi Raion
Established1540
Area
 • Total118 km2 (46 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
819 m (2,687 ft)
Population
 • Total186
 • Density1,581/km2 (4,090/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
82631
Area code+380 3251
Websiteсело Орявчик (Ukrainian)

The first written mention dates back to year 1540.[3]

Until 18 July 2020, Oriavchyk 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.[4][5]

Attractions

The village has two designated monuments of architecture of Stryi Raion.[6]

  • Church of the Epiphany (Church of St. Luke) (wood ) 1862 (1417/ 1)
  • The bell tower of the Epiphany Church (wood) 1801 (1417/ 2)
  • Oriavchyk. Church and bell tower of the Epiphany Church.
    Oriavchyk. Church and bell tower of the Epiphany Church.
  • Oriavchyk. Church of St. Nicholas (1930).
    Oriavchyk. Church of St. Nicholas (1930).

References
  1. "Козовская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. Kozivska village council
  3. (in Ukrainian)
  4. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  5. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  6. Пам'ятки архітектури Сколівського району (in Ukrainian)


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