Country Ukraine District Horodok Raion Elevation 262 m (860 ft) Area 2,310 km² | Province Lviv Oblast Established 1428 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Wednesday 8:18 AM | |
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Vovchukhy (Ukrainian: Вовчу́хи) is a village (selo) in the Lviv Oblast (province), Horodok Raion, of Western Ukraine.
The population of the village is just about 747 people and Local government is administered by Dolynianska village council.
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Map of Vovchukhy, Lvivska, Ukraine
Geography
The village is surrounded by Dobrjany, Dolyniany, Rodatychi and Bratkovychi. It is located at a distance of 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the highway in Ukraine connecting Lviv with Przemyśl. Near the village passes railway from Lviv to Przemyśl in Poland. A distance from Kernytsia to the district center Horodok is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), to the regional center of Lviv is 40 kilometres (25 mi) and 51 kilometres (32 mi) to the Przemyśl.
History and Attractions
The village was founded in 1428.
The village has attractions of monumental art of Horodok Raion – a monument to Ivan Franko, and the priest Zahayevych. In the village there is a monument to Taras Shevchenko, a monument to Ukrainian Sich Riflemen.