Country Ukraine Established 1440 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 12.3 km² Province Lviv Oblast | District Zhovkva Raion Elevation/(average value of) 251 m (823 ft) Postal code 80380 Local time Sunday 4:11 AM | |
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Velyki Hrybovychi (Ukrainian: Вели́кі Грибо́вичі) is a village in Zhovkva Raion, Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. The population of the village is about 1704 people. Local government is administered by Hrybovytska village council.
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Map of Velyki Hrybovychi, Lvivska, Ukraine
Geography
The village is located in the direction Highway M09 (Ukraine) () at a distance 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the regional center of Lviv and 22 kilometres (14 mi) from the district center Zhovkva. The village Mali Hrybovychi is located not far, a distance of 2 kilometres (1.2 mi), from Velyki Hrybovychi.
History
The first written mention dates back to year 1440.
In the village was a Greek Catholic parish but the Roman Catholic parish was in a nearby village Malekhiv.
Attractions
An architectural monument of local importance of the Zhovkva Raion is in the village Velyki Hrybovychi. It is the St. Cosmas and St. Damian's Greek Catholic Church, built in 1897 (1927-M). Construction of the church was started in 1897 and been completed in the 1906. Church was consecrated by Metropolitan Archbishop Andrey Sheptytsky in April 22, 1908.