Korchyn (, ) is a village (''selo'') in
Stryi Raion
Stryi Raion () is a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Stryi. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Lviv Oblast was reduced to seven, a ...
,
Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast (, ), also referred to as Lvivshchyna (, ), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast in western Ukraine. The capital city, capital of the oblast is the city of Lviv. The current population is
History Name
The region is named ...
, in
Western Ukraine
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.
The village is located along the
Stryi River
The Stryi () is a river in western Ukraine. It starts in the Carpathian Mountains and snakes through the mountains running for . After it passes Stryi. The river continues for another before joining the Dniester near Khodoriv.
Route
The ri ...
, on the road between the urban-type settlements of
Verkhnie Synovydne
Verkhnie Syniovydne (), formerly known, until 1946, as Syniovydsko Vyzhnie (, ) is a rural settlement in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Skole urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Verkhnie Syniovydne was grant ...
and
Skhidnytsia
Skhidnytsia (, ) is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Lviv Oblast, Western Ukraine. The settlement is part of Drohobych Raion and represented by the local Skhidnytsia Settlement Council. Skhidnytsia hosts the adm ...
. Korchyn belongs to
Skole urban hromada
Skole urban hromada () is a hromada in Ukraine, in Stryi Raion of Lviv Oblast. The administrative center is the city of Skole.
Settlements
The hromada consists of 1 city (Skole
Skole (, ) is a small List of cities in Ukraine, city in Stryi Rai ...
, one of the
hromada
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s of Ukraine.
It is from the city of
Lviv
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, from
Skole
Skole (, ) is a small List of cities in Ukraine, city in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast (oblast, region) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Skole urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
Population:
History
The earliest written menti ...
, and from Skhidnytsia.
Local government is administered by Korchynska village council.
History
The first record of the village dates back to 1446.
According to history, Korchyn divided into two parts: Eastern part with the ancient name Korchyn Rustykalnyy and Western part , Korchyn Shlyahetskyy.
Until 18 July 2020, Korchyn belonged to
Skole Raion
Skole Raion () was a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was Skole. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblas ...
. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Skole Raion was merged into Stryi Raion.
Attractions
The village includes two architectural sights:
[ Пам'ятки архітектури Сколівського району ]
* St. Cosmas and Damian's Church (wood), 1824 (504/1-М).
* The bell tower of the church of St. Cosmas and Demyan, 1824 (504/2-М).
Gallery
St. Cosmas and Damian's Church (wood), 1824. Korchyn.JPG, Wooden Church of St. Cosmas and Damian's in the village Korchyn
The bell tower of the church of St. Cosmas and Demyan, 1824. Korchyn.JPG, The bell tower of the church of St. Cosmas and Demyan in the village Korchyn
Chapel of the Nativity of the Theotokos. Korchyn.JPG, Chapel of the Nativity of the Theotokos in the village Korchyn
Chapel of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Korchyn.JPG, Chapel of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village Korchyn
References
External links
Населенні пункти Сколівського району - Корчинweather.in.ua
Literature
* Page 717.
Villages in Stryi Raion
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