Petropavlivska Borshchahivka

Petropavlivska Borshchahivka
Петропавлівська Борщагівка
Village

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Petropavlivska Borshchahivka
Petropavlivska Borshchahivka
Coordinates: 50°26′01.8″N 30°19′42.8″E / 50.433833°N 30.328556°E / 50.433833; 30.328556Coordinates: 50°26′01.8″N 30°19′42.8″E / 50.433833°N 30.328556°E / 50.433833; 30.328556
Country Ukraine
Oblast Kiev Oblast
Raion Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion
First mentioned 1497
Area
 • Total 25.03 km2 (9.66 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 6,485
 • Density 260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 08130
Area code(s) +380 4598
Website http://ppborshchagivka.at.ua/

Petropavlivska Borshchahivka (Ukrainian: Петропавлівська Борщагівка) is a village in Kiev Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Subordinated to Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion.

History

According to the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland in 1497 the village was passed by the Grand Duke of Lithuania Alexander Jagiellon to Kiev monasteries.

The name of the village originates from the river ″Borshchahivka″ (today also known as Nyvky) over which the village is located, and the Petropavlivskiy Dominican monastery, which in turn got its name from two apostles: Peter and Paul).

In total around the city of Kiev, there were five villages named as Borshchahivka, three of which today with the city limits of Kiev.

See also

  • Sofiyivska Borshchahivka, a neighboring village
  • Borshchahivka, the Kiev city neighborhood

References

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