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'''Berestyany''' ({{lang-ua|Берестяни}}, {{lang-pl|Brześciany}}) is a [[village]] (''selo'') in [[Sambir Raion]], [[Lviv Oblast]], in south-west [[Ukraine]]. |
'''Berestyany''' ({{lang-ua|Берестяни}}, {{lang-pl|Brześciany}}) is a [[village]] (''selo'') in [[Sambir Raion]], [[Lviv Oblast]], in south-west [[Ukraine]]. |
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The village was first mentioned in 1469. The local Orthodox church was mentioned in 1507. In the interwar period the village belonged to Poland. A Catholic parish was erected in 1920. Before World War 2 Berestyany had around 1,200 inhabitants, one third of |
The village was first mentioned in 1469. The local Orthodox church was mentioned in 1507. In the interwar period the village belonged to Poland. A Catholic parish was erected in 1920. Before World War 2 Berestyany had around 1,200 inhabitants, one third of them were Poles.<ref name="rewasz">{{cite book|first = Grzegorz|last=Rąkowski|title=Ukraińskie Karpaty i Podkarpacie. Część zachodnia.|publisher = Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz"|place=Pruszków|year=2013|isbn=978-83-62460-31-1|pages=137|language=Polish}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:06, 25 April 2015
Berestyany
Берестяни | |
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Village | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Lviv |
Raion | Sambir |
Area | 7.315 km2 (2.824 sq mi) |
Population | 699 |
• Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
Berestyany (Ukrainian: Берестяни, Polish: Brześciany) is a village (selo) in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine.
The village was first mentioned in 1469. The local Orthodox church was mentioned in 1507. In the interwar period the village belonged to Poland. A Catholic parish was erected in 1920. Before World War 2 Berestyany had around 1,200 inhabitants, one third of them were Poles.[1]
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