Rakovets (, in the past had the name Mlynivtsi ()) – is a small village (selo), which is located in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Solonka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The village covers an area of 1,28 km2, and the population of the village is just about 207 persons.Село Раковець (Львівська обл.): карта вулиць Local government is administered by Rakovetska village council.Раковецька сільська рада
Geography The village is located at an altitude of above sea level, on the right bank of the Zubra River, a left tributary of the Dniester River (Dniester river basin).Encyclopædia Britannica, Dniester River It is at a distance on the east of the Highway M06 (Ukraine) () at a distance from the regional center of Lviv, from the district center Pustomyty and from the city of Uzhhorod.
History Rakovets village was mentioned for the first time in 1484. Its name comes from the crayfish (Rak richkovyy). Originally the village was a town. Then, unable to compete with neighboring Lviv, over the years the city has become a village.
Until 18 July 2020, Rakovets belonged to Pustomyty 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 Pustomyty Raion was merged into Lviv Raion.
Cult constructions and attractions The village has an architectural monument of national importance, the Roman Catholic Church of St. Valentine, which currently is inactive. This Catholic church was built in 1856. In 1890 it was severely damaged, but was later restored.Костел св.Валентина (с.Раковець, Львівська обл.): карта, опис
An architectural monument of local importance in the village is the Church of the Holy Virgin Protection,Церква Покрови Пресвятої Богородиці (с.Раковець, Львівська обл.): карта, опис built in 1904 by the famous Ukrainian architect Vasyl Nahirnyy:uk:Нагірний Василь Степанович and the bell tower of the church of the Holy Virgin Protection (wooden). The church belongs to the Diocese of UGCC.
The miraculous spring is at the eastern edge of Rakovets. The spring is very well groomedЦілющі джерела України. Львівська область, Пустомитівський район, с. Раковець and refers to the natural monuments.
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External links weather.in.ua, Rakovets' (Lviv region) Цілюще джерело / Ukraine / Lvivska / Pustomyty /
Literature Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область, Пустомитівський район, Раковець. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 603