Buzhok
| Buzhok | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 St. Nicholas Church. Buzhok, Zolochiv Raion. | |
  Buzhok | |
| Coordinates: UA 49°53′45″N 24°49′27″E / 49.89583°N 24.82417°E | |
| Country |
 Ukraine |
| Oblast |
 Lviv Oblast |
| Raion | Bilokaminska village council. |
| Area | 1,216 km2 (470 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
| Population | 529 |
| • Density | 435,03/km2 (112,670/sq mi) |
| Website | село Бужок (Ukrainian) |
Buzhok (Ukrainian: Бужок) is a village (selo) in Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine. Is a village about 14.5 kilometers southeast of Zolochiv. Its population is 529 people. The village refers to Bilokaminskoyi village council.[1]
The first registers dated from 1781.
One of the most interesting of episodes history of the village was a struggle with alcohol abuse before the First World War. Priests F. Tarnavskyi, I. Medynsky, Gregory Kosar, Longin Tarnavskyi have struggled with alcoholism. . Villagers have stopped to drink vodka and taverns were closed.
Notes
References
- (Polish) Bużek in the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland, volume I (Aa — Dereneczna) published 1880
Coordinates: 49°53′45″N 24°49′27″E / 49.89583°N 24.82417°E
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, April 09, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.