Lavochne


Lavochne is a village in Skole Raion, Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine. The village has 1198 inhabitants and local government is administered by Lavochnenska village council.

Geography

The village is located at the railway line Lviv - Chop.
Railway line Mukachevo - Svalyava - Lavochne was constructed in 1881, in 1887 being transformed to Lviv - Stryi - Chop. Lavochne station building has been opened in 1886.

Lavochne is situated far from the regional center Lviv, from the district center Skole and from the urban village Slavske.

History

The first written mention of the village refers to 1591, when it was a part of Ruthenian voivodeship of Rzeczpospolita. In the years 1772-1918 Lavochne was part of Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria under Austrian rule. After the dissolution of Austria-Hungary Lavochne became part of the Second Polish Republic, serving as the border railway station - first on the Polish-Chekhoslovakian border, then Polish-Hungarian border. After the Invasion of Poland Lavochne found itself on Soviet territory. In 1941-1944 Lavochne was part of the Third Reich's District of Galicia. Lavochne was the last Ukrainian settlement liberated from the Nazi occupation on October, 8th, 1944. Since that time Lavochne is part of Ukraine.

There is an interesting version of the origin name of the village Lavochne. In order to cross the river been stacked wood benches.

Cult constructions and religion

There used to be an architectural monument - wooden church of St. Michael, 1907.

On July 10, 2012 a wooden church has been burned down. In its place another church, also wooden, has been built.

Mentions in literature

Lavochne is the hometown of heroes of novel :de:Malka Mai|"Malka Mai".

Literature