Zashkiv, Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast

Zashkiv (Ukrainian: Зашків, Polish: Zaszków) is a village not far from Lviv in Lviv Raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. It belongs to Lviv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

Zashkiv
Зашків
General view of the village
General view of the village
Zashkiv is located in Ukraine
Zashkiv
Zashkiv
Zashkiv is located in Lviv Oblast
Zashkiv
Zashkiv
Coordinates: 49°57′06″N 23°59′39″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Lviv Oblast
RaionLviv Raion
Area
 • Total15.91 km2 (6.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2001 census)
 • Total1,411
 • Density88.68/km2 (229.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
80375
Area code+380 3252

History

First written mention comes from the 1377 (14th century). Then belonged to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1772 until 1918 to Austrian (Habsburg monarchy, Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary) empires, in 1918–1919 to West Ukrainian People's Republic. From 1991 belonged to Ukraine.

Reading room of Ukrainian society Prosvita operated in the village.

Until 18 July 2020, Zashkiv belonged to Zhovkva Raion. 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.[2][3]

Attractions
  • Church of St. Michael the Archangel (1908)[4]

People

References
  1. "Львовская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  3. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  4. Church of St. Michael the Archangel
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