Borshevychi (Ukrainian: Боршевичі, Polish: Borszowice) is a village (selo) in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. Located by the river Vyrva (Polish Wyrwa). It belongs to Dobromyl urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

Borshevychi
Боршевичі
Flag of Borshevychi
Coat of arms of Borshevychi
Borshevychi is located in Lviv Oblast
Borshevychi
Borshevychi
Coordinates: 49°39′41″N 22°50′08″E / 49.66139°N 22.83556°E / 49.66139; 22.83556
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
DistrictSambir Raion
Elevation
/(average value of)
256 m (840 ft)
Population
 • Total328
 • Density1,102/km2 (2,850/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
82010
Area code+ 380 3238

The first mention of the village originates from 1457.[2]

During the Interwar period, when the settlement was part of the Lwów Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic.[3]

Until 18 July 2020, Borshevychi belonged to Staryi Sambir 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 Staryi Sambir Raion was merged into Sambir Raion.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Добромильская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ "Старосамбірський деканат: Львівська єпархія УАПЦ". uaoc.lviv.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I - wynik wyszukiwania - DIR". dir.icm.edu.pl. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  5. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.