}) – a small village ( selo) in Zolochiv Raion,

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. It belongs to

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, one of the

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. About 297 people currently live in the village and local government is administered by the Humnyska village council.

Geography

The village is located from

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, which connects Lviv with

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. Its distance from the regional center of Lviv is , from the district center of Busk, and from Kyiv.

History and Religion

The earliest known written mention dates back to 1476, but traces exist of

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settlement (third millennium BC). Archaeological excavations revealed these near the villages of Chuchmany and

Humnyska Humnyska ( uk, Гумни́ська) is a village (''selo'') in Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Busk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The village covers an area of 2,389 km2 at an altitude of abov ...

. Christians of Chuchmany belong to the parish of

. Until 18 July 2020, Chuchmany belonged to

Busk Raion Busk Raion ( uk, Буський район) was a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. It was established in 1966. Its administrative center was the town of Busk. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the admi ...

. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions in Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Busk Raion was merged into Zolochiv Raion.

References

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Історія християнства в Бузькому районі Львівської області

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Villages in Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast {{Lviv-geo-stub