Malekhiv ( uk, Малехів) is a village in

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located at a distance of northeast of the city of

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. It is at a distance from the raion’s seat,

Zhovkva Zhovkva ( uk, Жовква ; pl, Żółkiew; yi, זאָלקוואַ, translit=Zolkva; russian: Жо́лква, 1951–1992: ''Nesterov'') is a city in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. Zhovkva hosts the administration of Zho ...

, and from Velyki Hrybovychi. Malekhiv belongs to

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, one of the

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s of Ukraine. Elevation footnotes (average value of) is . Local government — Malekhivska village council. Through the village passes

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().

History

The first mention of the village of Malekhiv in historical documents refers to 1377. But Ancient people have lived in territory of village Malekhiv in the first century AD. History of the name — ''Malechow'' (Lemberg Umgebung), Galicia,

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; later ''Malechów (Lwów)'',

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; now ''Malekhiv'',

, L′viv,

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. Until 18 July 2020, Malekhiv belonged to

Zhovkva Raion Zhovkva Raion ( uk, Жо́вківський райо́н) was a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Zhovkva. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, w ...

. 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 Zhovkva Raion was merged into Lviv Raion.

Religious communities

In the village there are three religious communities. This religious community of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, the Roman Catholic Church and Religious Communities Ukrainian Orthodox Autocephalous Church. There has church Cathedral of the Most Holy Theotokos, which belongs to the

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community (the temple was built in 1892), and Catholic church of St. Archangel Michael (was built in 70 years of the 18th century). File:Church Cathedral of the Most Holy Theotokos in the village Malekhiv.JPG, Church Cathedral of the Most Holy Theotokos UGCC. File:Roman Catholic church St. Archangel Michael (village Malekhiv).JPG, Roman Catholic church of St. Archangel Michael File:Temple of Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God Ukrainian UAOC. Malekhiv.JPG, Temple of Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God Ukrainian UAOC. Malekhiv (Zhovkva Raion).

References

External links

Малехів - костел св.Архистратига Михаїла

«Churches and Chapels of Ukraine»

MALECHÓW. Kościół p.w. św. Michała Archanioła
Villages in Lviv Raion {{Lviv-geo-stub