Velyka Vilshanytsia

Velyka Vilshanytsia Велика Вільшаниця
Entrance to the village
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Coordinates: 49°48′25″N24°39′46″E / 49.80694°N 24.66278°E / 49.80694; 24.66278
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Lviv Oblast
Raion	Zolochiv Raion
Hromada	Zolochiv urban hromada
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	80732

Velyka Vilshanytsia, ^[a] also known as Vilshanytsia, ^[b] is a village in the Zolochiv urban hromada of the Zolochiv Raion of Lviv Oblast in Ukraine. ^[1]

History

9 March 2023: a very tragic day for the residents of Velyka Vilshanytsia.

The village was first mentioned in writing in the late 14th century. ^[2]

On 19 July 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Zolochiv Raion, the village became part of the Zolochiv Raion. ^[3]

On 9 March 2023, five people were killed in the village as a result of a Russian missile. ^{[4] [5]}

Religion

Holy Trinity Church

Holy Trinity Church

The construction of a new brick church in Velyka Vilshanytsia began in 1874 under the direction of Father Karol Levytskyi with the financial support of the grafinya Zuzanna Ożarowska, who owned the village. The architect Sylvestr Havryshkevych  [ uk ] designed the church in the shape of a cross. ^[6]

On 16 October (Julian calendar: 4 October) 1881, the new church was consecrated by the metropolitan archbishop Joseph Sembratovych. ^[6]

In 1883 and 1884, Teofil Kopystynskyi, a famous artist of that era, painted sixteen icons for the church. ^[6]

The church has been named in honor of the Holy Trinity since 1924. ^[6]

Notable residents

• Viktor Kurmanovych (1876–1945), Ukrainian politician and military leader
• Volodymyra Zhukovetska  [ uk ] (1871–1940), Ukrainian Galician Kolomyia children's writer
• Antoni Schneider (1825–1880), Galician amateur archaeologist and local historian
• Lev Volovets  [ uk ] (1936–2023), Ukrainian poet

Notes

1. Ukrainian: Велика Вільшаниця
2. Ukrainian: Вільшаниця

References

1. "Золочівська територіальна громада". Децентралізація.
2. Пахолко С., Мартин О. Історичні пам'ятки села Велика Вільшаниця на Львівщині // Пам'ятки України: історія та культура. – 2012. – № 11. – С. 12–15.
3. Постанова Верховної Ради України від 17 липня 2020 року No. 807-IX "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів"
4. "На Львівщині російська ракета впала на житлові будинки: відомо про чотирьох загиблих (ВІДЕО)". ПІК. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
5. "Death toll from Russian missile strike on Lviv Oblast rises to 5". The Kyiv Independent. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
6. Короткий парафіяльний літопис с. Велика Вільшаниця (до 90-х років XX ст.) / прот. Василій Ховзун. — Львів : ЛА «Піраміда», 2015. — С. 43-47.

Bibliography

• "Olszanica 4.) O., wś". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 7. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1886. p. 499—500.