Verkhnie ( ua, Ве́рхнє, before 1946 ''Ботелка Вижня'', pl, Butelka Wyżna) is a
village (''selo'') in
Sambir Raion,
Lviv Oblast, in south-west
Ukraine. It belongs to
Borynia settlement hromada Borynia refers to:
* Borynia, Turka Raion, town in Ukraine
* Borynia, Jastrzębie-Zdrój, village in Poland
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, 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.
The village is a sister settlement of
Nyzhnye
Nyzhnie ( ua, Нижнє, pl, Butelka Niżna) is a village (''selo'') in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine. It belongs to Borynia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
The village is a sister settlement of Verkhne. B ...
. Both used to be a single village, which was first mentioned in 1558. There is an Orthodox church built in years 1913–1914.
Until 18 July 2020, Verkhnie belonged to
Turka Raion
Turka Raion ( uk, Турківський район) was a raion (administrative unit) in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Turka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative refor ...
. 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 Turka Raion was merged into Sambir Raion.
References
Verkhnie
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