Zhupany

Zhupany
Жупани
village
Zhupany
Coordinates: 48°48′12″N 23°11′25″E / 48.80333°N 23.19028°E / 48.80333; 23.19028Coordinates: 48°48′12″N 23°11′25″E / 48.80333°N 23.19028°E / 48.80333; 23.19028
Country  Ukraine
Province  Lviv Oblast
District Skole Raion
Established 1515
Area
 • Total 1,8 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation/(average value of) 777 m (2,549 ft)
Population
 • Total 986
 • Density 560,230/km2 (1,451,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 82651
Area code +380 3251
Website село Жупани (Ukrainian)


Zhupany (Ukrainian: Жупани́ or Жупа́нє) is a village (selo) in Skole Raion, Lviv Oblast, of western Ukraine. It is located in the Skolivskyi district (Skole Raion) in the Ukrainian Carpathians within of the Eastern Beskids on the border of the Zakarpattia Oblast. The village has around 1277 inhabitants. Local government is administered by Zhupanivska village council.[1]

Geography

The village is located along the upper reaches of the Stryi River in between mountains, close to Verecke Pass.
It is situated in the distance 153 kilometres (95 mi) from the regional center of Lviv, 44 kilometres (27 mi) from the district center Skole, and 115 kilometres (71 mi) from Uzhhorod.[2]

History and attractions

The first written mention of Zhupany dates back to the year 1515.[3]
Village Zhupany was in 1867 visited by Ivan Franko and Osyp Makovei.[4]
The village has an architectural monument of local importance of Skole Raion (Skole district), a wooden St. Michael the Archangel Church built in 1927 (2913-M).[5]

References

  1. ↑ Жупанівська сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
  2. ↑ DELLA
  3. ↑ Село Жупани: карта вулиць (in Ukrainian)
  4. ↑ Ukrainian literature (8.2 Osyp Makovei)
  5. ↑ Пам'ятки архітектури Сколівського району (in Ukrainian)

Literature

  • Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 716


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