Kulykiv (; ) is a

rural settlement The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. ...

Lviv Raion Lviv Raion () is a raion (district) of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It was created on 18 July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the city of Lviv. Four abolished raions, Horodok, Peremyshliany, ...

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, western

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. It is located about north of the city of

Lviv Lviv ( or ; ; ; see #Names and symbols, below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the List of cities in Ukraine, fifth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of ...

. Kulykiv hosts the administration of

Kulykiv settlement hromada Kulykiv settlement hromada () is a hromada in Ukraine, in Lviv Raion of Lviv Oblast. The administrative center is the rural settlement of Kulykiv. Settlements The hromada consists of 1 rural settlement (Kulykiv Kulykiv (; ) is a Populated plac ...

, one of the

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s of Ukraine. A Ukrainian star actor of Taras Bulba and other films and stage performances in Kyiv Ivan Franko theater

Bohdan Stupka Bohdan Sylvestrovych Stupka (; 27 August 1941 – 22 July 2012) was a Ukrainian actor and minister of culture of Ukraine. He was born in Kulykiv, General Government to Ukrainian parents. In 2001, he was a member of the jury at the 23rd Moscow I ...

was born there. Population:

History

Until 18 July 2020, Kulykiv belonged to

Zhovkva Raion Zhovkva Raion () was a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Zhovkva. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raio ...

. 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 Zhovkva Raion was merged into Lviv Raion. Until 26 January 2024, Kulykiv was designated

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Kulykiv became a rural settlement.

Economy

Transportation

Kulykiv railway station is in the selo of Mervychi, about west of the settlement. It is on the railway connecting Lviv via

Zhovkva Zhovkva is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast (Oblast, region) of western Ukraine. Zhovkva hosts the administration of Zhovkva urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is approximately History A ...

with

Rava-Ruska Rava-Ruska (, ; ; ) is a city in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast, western Ukraine. It is a border town between Ukraine and Poland. The Rava-Ruska (border checkpoint), border checkpoint is situated west of the city, along the international autoroute Warsa ...

. There is infrequent passenger traffic. The settlement is on Highway M09 which connects Lviv with Rava-Ruska, crosses into Poland and continues to

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Famous people

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(1845–1901), Ukrainian writer, religious and public figure *

(1941–2012), popular Ukrainian actor and minister of culture of Ukraine

References

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