Country Ukraine Raion Skole Raion Population 0,377 Area 17.15 km² | Oblast Lviv Oblast Elevation 744 m (2,441 ft) Website село Хітар | |
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Khitar (Ukrainian: Хі́тар, Polish: Hutar) is a village (selo) in Skole Raion, Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine. Khitar is located in the Ukrainian Carpathians within the limits the Eastern Beskids (Skole Beskids) in southern Lviv Oblast in Skole Raion. Local government — Khitarska village council.
The village is situated along the river Vandrivka (Khitarka).
It is located 142 kilometres (88 mi) from the city of Lviv, 33 kilometres (21 mi) from Skole, and 134 kilometres (83 mi) from Uzhhorod.
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Map of Khitar, Lvivska, Ukraine
History
The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1572.
The name of the village Khitar comes from the Romanian word “hotar”, or possibly away from the Hungarian “hatar” — “boundary”. Most probably boundary between feudal lands.
Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky visited the village in 1928. Andrey Sheptytsky himself served Divine Liturgy, and 28 of priests sang in the choir.
Culture
The village has two monuments of Cultural Heritage in Ukraine;