Horodok, Lviv Oblast
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| Horodok Городок Gródek Jagielloński |
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 Horodok
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| Country | Ukraine | ||
| Region | Lviv Oblast | ||
| District | Horodok Raion | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • Total | 15,825 | ||
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+02:00) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+03:00) | ||
| Postal code | 81500 | ||
| Area codes | +380 3231 | ||
| Website | місто Городок (Ukrainian) | ||
Horodok (Ukrainian: Городок, Polish: Gródek Jagielloński) is a city in Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Horodok Raion. Population: 15,959 (2013 est.)[1].
First mentioned by Nestor the Chronicler in the Primary Chronicle. Also, the Galician–Volhynian Chronicle mentions that the King Daniel of Galicia came to Horodok with his forces to join Mstislav Mstislavich the Bold while they fought with Polish-Hungarians over the Galician land.
In the mid-14th century, together with whole Kingdom of Russia, the settlement was annexed by the Kingdom of Poland. Its name was changed into Grodek, and it remained in Poland for the next 400 years. In 1372, king Jogaila founded here a Roman Catholic parish, also during the reign of Jagiello, Grodek received Magdeburg rights. This was the place where King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Jogaila died on 1 June 1434.
Until the Partitions of Poland, Horodok was part of Ruthenian Voivodeship. A battle between Polish and Cossack forces took place here in 1655 (see Battle of Horodok), in which Bohdan Khmelnytsky defeated Polish forces and than laid siege to Lviv.
In 1772, Horodok was annexed by the Habsburg Empire, as part of Austrian Galicia, where it remained until late 1918. German-speaking settlers established their own colony, called Vorderberg (1788). Austrian authorities closed local Franciscan monastery, turning it into a military depot. In 1903, a monument of Wladyslaw Jagiello was unveiled here, and in 1906, the name of the town was changed from Grodek to Grodek Jagiellonski, in honour of the king.
In the Second Polish Republic, Horodok was the seat of a county in Lwow Voivodeship. The town had three Roman Catholic churches, one Greek-Catholic, and a synagogue. It also was a military garrison, where a subunit of Polish Army’s 5th Infantry Division was stationed. According to the 1921 census, Poles made 72% of the population, Ukrainians 26%, and Jews 2%.
During the Invasion of Poland, Horodok was on 13 September 1939 captured by the Wehrmacht, and later freed by the Red Army, 1945-1991 a part of the Soviet Union.
Contents
Churches and Monasteries
Gallery
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Franciscan Monastery, built in 1419
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John the Baptist Church Horodok(LvivOblast) 01.JPG
Wooden church of St. John the Baptist, built in 1755[2]
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Church of the Annunciation, built in 1633
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Городок. Церква Святого Духа.JPG
Church of the Holy Spirit
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Церква Святого Миколая з дзвіницею (1510 р.).JPG
Church of St. Nicholas, built in 1510
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Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Cult one Buildings in Horodok, Lviv Oblast
| number | The name | description | address | file | |
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| Horodok | Administrative center of the Horodok Raion in Lviv Oblast (province) of Ukraine | ||||
| 001 | Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Stone).[3] | Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1633 (Stone). Horodok, Lviv Oblast. (Architectural memo in the city Horodok) | st. Kotsyubynskogo, 5 | ||
| 002 | St. John the Baptist Church[4] | Church of St. John the Baptist 1754 (wood). Horodok, Lviv Oblast.((Architectural memo in the city Horodok)) | st. Stusa, 12 | ||
| 003 | Roman Catholic Church the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.[5] | Roman Catholic Church the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Church (the Gothic part) was built at the expense of King Wladyslaw Jagiello.((Architectural memo in the city Horodok)) | Lvivska Street, 4 | ||
| 004 | Monasterial cells Franciscans church.[6] | Monasterial cells of the Franciscans monastery (stone) 1419. Horodok, Lviv Oblast.((Architectural memo in the city Horodok)) | st. Park, 3 | ||
| 005 | Church of the Transfiguration in Horodok.[7] | Church of the Transfiguration in Horodok, 15th century (the former Franciscan monastery). | st. Park, 3 | ||
| 006 | Church of the Holy Spirit.[8] | Church of the Holy Spirit, which was built on the site of the Roman Catholic chapel of St. Barbara. | Lvivska Street, 79 | ||
| 007 | Church of St. Nicholas with a bell tower (1510).[9] | Church of St. Nicholas with a bell tower (1510). Built on the site of a wooden church of St. Nicholas of Myra. | Street. St. Nicholas | ||
| 008 | St. Volodymyr & Olga Church. | St. Volodymyr & Olga Church. Horodok (Dovzhanka), Lviv Oblast. | Horodok (Dovzhanka) | ||
| 009 | The Church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist | The Church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist Horodok, Cherlyany faubourg | Horodok(Cherlyany faubourg) |
People from Horodok
- Franciszek Duszenko – Polish sculptor, rector of Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk
- Tadeusz Kaniowski – Polish radiologist and physician
- Jan Pawel Lenga – Roman Catholic bishop
- Jerzy Sawicki – Polish legal expert and law professor
- Hipolit Sliwinski – Polish architect and politician, envoy to the Sejm
- Stepan Bilak – Ukrainian politician, envoy to the Polish Sejm in the 1920s and 1930s
- Roman Lysko - Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest and martyr
- Ross Martin - American actor, emigrated to the United States as an infant
International relations
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Twin towns — sister cities
Horodok is twinned with:
Notes
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Українська Церковна Архітектура, Церква св. Іоана Хрестителя 1754 рік(Ukrainian)
- ↑ Церква Благовіщення УГКЦ (XIV ст.).(Ukrainian)
- ↑ Городок. Св. Івана Хрестителя 1754(Ukrainian)
- ↑ Костел Воздвиження Чесного Хреста.(Ukrainian)
- ↑ Святопреображенський монастир.(Ukrainian)
- ↑ ГОРОДОЦЬКИЙ ДЕКАНАТ, Храм Преображення Господнього(Ukrainian)
- ↑ Церква Святого Духа(Ukrainian)
- ↑ Церква Св.Миколая (Ukrainian)
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