Hrebeniv


Hrebeniv is a Carpathian village in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine. It belongs to the Skole urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
The village has a population of about 593 people. The local government is administered by the Hrebenivska village council.

Geography

The village is located on the banks of the Opir River with an altitude of above sea level.
That is located at a distance of from the Highway M06 (Ukraine) and a distance of from the regional centre of Lviv, from the district centre Skole and from the urban village Slavske.

History and Attractions

The first mention of the village is in the studies of the Polish historian and ethnographer Jabłonowski in 1589. In these areas archaeologists found the remains of many things, including weapons, from the 11th-12th centuries.

The tomb of Prince Svyatoslav Vladimirovich is near Hrebeniv village, on the right bank of the Opir River.

The village has two architectural monuments of local importance to Stryi Raion:
  1. Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1928.
  2. The bell tower of the church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1928.
Until 18 July 2020, Hrebeniv belonged to Skole 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 Skole Raion was merged into Stryi Raion.