Country Ukraine Raion Yavoriv Raion Population 2,363 Local time Tuesday 11:43 PM | Oblast Lviv Oblast Elevation 264 m (866 ft) Area 6.21 km² | |
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Website село Прилбичі (Ukrainian) Weather 8°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 68% Humidity | ||
Prylbychi (Ukrainian: При́лбичі ) is a village (selo) in Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast, in southwest Ukraine. The village is at a distance of 47 kilometres (29 mi) from the city of Lviv and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the city of Yavoriv. Its population is 1,529. Local government — Prylbychivska village council.
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Map of Prylbychi, Lvivska, Ukraine
History
Archaeological evidence suggests that surrounding terrain was inhabited already in the Stone Age. Pottery fragments of ancient period are found in many places of villages. The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1371. More recent written references date back to 1437, 1453 and 1469 years.
The village undergone attacks of conquerors many times. Throughout the ages changed owners. In the end, the lands became the property of Sheptytsky family. Modest Humetsky family has sold manor Prylbychi on the Athanasius Sheptytskyi, Greek Catholic bishop of Przemyśl (1750-1779) in the 18th century. Thus the village became for the Sheptytsky families marital nest until 1939.
In the village of Prylbychi was born Roman Aleksander Maria Sheptytsky (July 29, 1865 – November 1, 1944). He was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1901 until his death in 1944.
Culture
The village Prylbychi has the architectural monument Yavoriv Raion - Church of the Holy Virgin (wooden), 1741.
However, parishioners of the village Prylbychi within one night disassembled the old wooden church (architectural sight Yavoriv district) and on this place was built a new church.
In the village was built the tomb of the Sheptytsky families (was built in the village in 1937). Now a memorial stone is in a village on the Sheptytsky estate. Also, the new church and museum was built on behalf of Andrey Sheptytsky.