Bobiatyn (also Bob'iatyn, Bobyatin, Bobyatyn; ) is a small village, which is located in Sheptytskyi Raion, Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Sokal urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
The population of the village is about 878 people. The local government was administered by the Bobiatyn Village Council prior to the 2020 administrative reform.
Geography The village is located away from the central roads, in a flat terrain on the altitude of above sea level. It is situated at a distance from the regional center of Lviv, from the city of Sokal and from the mining city of Chervonohrad.
History and attractions The first written mention of the village, that the owner of was Jacob from Bobiatyn village, dates back to 1448. Afterwards owners of the village had been Franciszek Salezy Potocki (1700-1772) and Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki (1751-1805).
Until 18 July 2020, Bobiatyn belonged to Sokal 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 Sokal Raion was merged into Chervonohrad Raion.
The Greek Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity made of stone was built in 1902 in the village.
Notable people Kruchkevych Bogdan Volodimirovich (* 1923, Bobiatyn) – a member of the OUN. Mykytyuk Stepan Fedorovych (* 1922, Bobiatyn) – the conductor of the OUN. Stepan Khmara (* 1937, Bobiatyn) – Ukrainian politician, a longtime prisoner of the Gulag, the deputy of the Supreme Council of Ukraine of the I, II and IV term.
References
External links Bobiatynska village council Bobiatyn on the map of Ukraine weather.in.ua/Bob'iatyn
Literature Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область, Сокальський район, Боб'ятин. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 748