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Korchyn, Skole Raion

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Country
  
Ukraine

Established
  
1446

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Area
  
196 ha

Postal code
  
82616

District
  
Skole Raion

Elevation/(average value of)
  
399 m (1,309 ft)

Area code
  
+380 3251

Local time
  
Friday 11:46 AM

Province
  
Lviv Oblast

Korchyn, Skole Raion

Weather
  
8°C, Wind SE at 3 km/h, 56% Humidity


Korchyn (Ukrainian: Ко́рчин ) is a village (selo) in Skole Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. The village is located along the Stryi River, on the road between the way urban-type settlements Verkhnie Synovydne –- Skhidnytsia. It is 104 kilometres (65 mi) from the city of Lviv, 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Skole, and 23 kilometres (14 mi) from the settlement urban-type Skhidnytsia.
Local government — Korchynska village council.

Contents

Map of Korchyn, Lvivska, Ukraine

History

The first record of the village dates back to 1446 year. Historically Korchyn divided into two parts: Eastern part — the ancient name Korchyn Rustykalnyy and Western part — Korchyn Shlyahetskyy.

Attractions

The village has two sights of architecture Skole district:

  • St. Cosmas and Damian's Church (wood), 1824 (504/1-М).
  • The bell tower of the church of St. Cosmas and Demyan, 1824 (504/2-М).
  • Literature

  • Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 717.
  • References

    Korchyn, Skole Raion Wikipedia