Velykosilky (, ) is a village in the
Novyi Yarychiv settlement hromada of the
Lviv Raion
Lviv Raion () is a raion (district) of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It was created on 18 July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the city of Lviv. Four abolished raions, Horodok, Peremyshliany, ...
of
Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast (, ), also referred to as Lvivshchyna (, ), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast in western Ukraine. The capital city, capital of the oblast is the city of Lviv. The current population is
History Name
The region is named ...
in Ukraine.
History
The village of Velykosilky, formerly known as Zhelekhiv Velykyi (), was first mentioned on 15 October (23 July, new style) 1393, when Polish King
Władysław II Jagiełło
Jogaila (; 1 June 1434), later Władysław II Jagiełło (),Other names include (; ) (see also Names and titles of Władysław II Jagiełło) was Grand Duke of Lithuania beginning in 1377 and starting in 1386, becoming King of Poland as well. ...
granted the right to own the village of Zhelekhiv with the neighboring monastery to Mykhailo of
Sułkowice
Sułkowice is a town in southern Poland, situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Kraków Voivodeship (1975–1998), Kraków Voivodeship (1975–1998).
Sport
* Meble-Rys Gościbia Sułkowice - women's Handball in P ...
.
On 19 July 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the
Kamianka-Buzka Raion
Kamianka-Buzka Raion () was a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was Kamianka-Buzka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lv ...
, the village became part of the
Lviv Raion
Lviv Raion () is a raion (district) of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It was created on 18 July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the city of Lviv. Four abolished raions, Horodok, Peremyshliany, ...
.
Religion
* Saint Paraskeva church (1892, wooden)
* Church of the Visitation of Elizabeth by the Blessed Virgin Mary (1781)
Notable residents
* (born 1939), Ukrainian choreographer, general director and artistic director of the
P. Virsky Ukrainian National Folk Dance Ensemble, Hero of Ukraine
* (1928–1992), Ukrainian linguist, Doctor of Philology, Professor
* (1891–1971), Polish painter, graphic artist, stage designer
* (born 1943), Ukrainian conductor, teacher, associate professor at the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine
* (1936–1996), Ukrainian writer, journalist
*
Fylymon Kurchaba (1911–1995), Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch
*
Oleh Osukhovskyi (born 1978), Ukrainian public and political figure and statesman. Member of Parliament of Ukraine of the VII and VIII convocations
References
Bibliography
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Villages in Lviv Raion
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