Malekhiv


Malekhiv is a village in Lviv Raion of Lviv Oblast, northeast of the city of Lviv. It is from the raion’s seat, Zhovkva, and from Velyki Hrybovychi. Malekhiv belongs to Lviv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
Its average elevation is.
Local government is Malekhivska village council.

History

The first mention of the village of Malekhiv in historical documents refers to 1377.
History of the name — Malechow, Galicia, Austria; later Malechów , Lwów, Poland; now Malekhiv, Zhovkva, L′viv, Ukraine.
Until 18 July 2020, Malekhiv belonged to Zhovkva 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 Zhovkva Raion was merged into Lviv Raion.

Population

Language

The distribution of population by main language according to 2001 Ukrainian census
LanguageNumber of speakersPercentage
Ukrainian229998.42%
Romani170.73%
Russian160.68%
Polish30.13%
Belarusian10.04%
Total2336100%

Religion

There are 3 churches in Malekhiv. The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church of Cathedral of the Most Holy Mother of God. The Ortodox Church of the Most Holy Mother of God. The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Michael the Archangel.
The existence of those churches belonging to three different concessions can be attributed to the region's complex history, particularly its period under Polish rule.