Verkhnie Vysotske (Ukrainian: Верхнє Висоцьке, Polish: Wysocko Wyżne) is a village (selo) in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine, situated in the Ukrainian part of the Carpathian Mountains. It belongs to Borynia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]
Verkhnie Vysotske
Верхнє Висоцьке | |
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Village | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Verkhnie Vysotske | |
| Coordinates: 48°57′07″N 23°04′16″E / 48.95194°N 23.07111°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Lviv |
| Raion | Sambir |
| Area | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 651 m (2,136 ft) |
| Population | 2,118 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 82554 |
| Area code | +380 3269 |
The village was established in the second half of the 15th century.[2]
Until 18 July 2020, Verkhnie Vysotske belonged to Turka Raion. 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 Turka Raion was merged into Sambir Raion.[3][4]
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Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary -
St. Nicholas Church donated by Basil, 1st Chevalier de Weryha-Wysoczański-Pietrusiewicz
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People from Verkhnie Vysotske
edit- Wiktor Wysoczański, Bishop of the Polish Catholic Church
- Basil, 1st Chevalier de Weryha-Wysoczański-Pietrusiewicz, wholesale merchant, landowner, town property owner and philanthropist in Odesa
References
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- ^ "Боринская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Rąkowski, Grzegorz (2013). Ukraińskie Karpaty i Podkarpacie. Część zachodnia (in Polish). Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz". p. 436. ISBN 978-83-62460-31-1.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
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