Dobriany (''Dobryany'', ''Dobrjany'') ( uk, Добря́ни, old name — Дебрин, Добрини) is a
village in
Stryi Raion,
Lviv Oblast in western
Ukraine. It belongs to
Stryi urban hromada, one of the
hromada
A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...
s of Ukraine.
Local government is administered by Dobrianska village council. The population of the village is about 1822 people.
Geography
The village is located near the
Highway M06 (Ukraine) () and is along the
Stryi River
The Stryi River ( uk, Стрий) starts in the Carpathian mountains in western Ukraine. It snakes through the mountains running for 231 km (144 miles). After 193 km it passes Stryi. The river continues for another 32 km before ...
at a distance from the district center
Stryi
Stryi ( uk, Стрий, ; pl, Stryj) is a city located on the left bank of the river Stryi in Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine 65 km to the south of Lviv (in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains). It serves as the administrative cen ...
, from the regional center of
Lviv and from
Uzhhorod.
The village is situated on a hill along the
Stryi River
The Stryi River ( uk, Стрий) starts in the Carpathian mountains in western Ukraine. It snakes through the mountains running for 231 km (144 miles). After 193 km it passes Stryi. The river continues for another 32 km before ...
. During the spring when been flood, flooded river banks, but height average the village is 285 meters.
History
The first mention of Dobriany dates from the year 1375. This is one of the oldest villages in
Stryi District.
Cult constructions and religion
The village has an architectural monument of local importance of Stryi Raion (Stryi district) – Church of St. Demetrios (stone) 1821 (2385 –м).
Gallery
File:Church of St. Demetrios (1821, stone). Dobriany.JPG, Church of St. Demetrios in the village Dobriany
File:Memorable plate with bas-relief depicting Shevchenko. Dobriany.JPG, Memorable plate with bas-relief depicting Shevchenko
Personalities
* Rev. Anton Petrushevych
[ Петрушевич Антоній Степанович ] (1821, Dobriany – 1913,
Lviv) – Ukrainian historian and philologist,
Greek Catholic priest.
* Rev.
Oleksiy Bazyuk
Oleksiy Bazyuk ( uk, Олексій Базюк; 26 March 1873 – 12 June 1952) was a Greek Catholic hierarch. He served as the single Apostolic Administrator of the Ruthenian Catholic Apostolic Administration of Bosnia-Hercegovina from its estab ...
(1873–1952) – Ukrainian
Greek Catholic priest, Apostolic Administrator of
Bosnia-Hercegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...
(1914–1925).
References
External links
village Dobrianyweather.in.uaУ Стрию відкрилася виставка про найстаріше село району
Villages in Stryi Raion
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