Zhovkva
Жовква

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Coat of arms
Government
Country Oblast Raion	Ukraine Lviv Oblast Zhovkivskyi Raion
Founded	1597
City rights	1603
Geographical characteristics
Area  - City	7.64 km²
Population  - City ()    - Density	13,316   1,742/km²
Coordinates	50°4′0″N 23°58′0″E / 50.06667, 23.96667Coordinates: 50°4′0″N 23°58′0″E / 50.06667, 23.96667
Other Information
Postal Code	80300—80304
Dialing Code	+380 3252
Sister cities	Kraśnik, Poland

Zhovkva (Ukrainian: Жовква; Polish: Żółkiew; German: Zolkiew Yiddish: Zholkva) is a city in the Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhovkivskyi Raion (district). The current estimated population is 13,500. Image File history File linksMetadata Zhovkva_vlasenko. ... Image File history File links Zhovkva01. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Ukraine is subdivided into 24 oblasts (Ukrainian singular: область, oblast; plural області, oblasti), one autonomous republic (автономна республіка, avtonomna respublika), and... A raion (or rayon) (Russian and Ukrainian: ; Belarusian раён; Azeri: rayon, Latvian: rajons, Georgian: , raioni) is one of two kinds of administrative subdivisions in languages of some post-Soviet states: a subnational entity and a subdivision of a city. ... Lviv Oblast is an oblast of western Ukraine, created on December 4, 1939. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Ukrainian postal codes consist of five digits. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ... KraÅ›nik is a town in eastern Poland with 37,989 inhabitants (2003), situated in the Lublin Voivodeship. ... Yiddish (Yid. ... Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Lviv Oblast is an oblast of western Ukraine, created on December 4, 1939. ... Oblast (Czech: oblast, Slovak: oblasÅ¥, Russian and Ukrainian: , Belarusian: , Bulgarian: о́бласт) refers to a subnational entity in some countries. ... Capital City is a 60-minute television show produced by Euston Films that ran for 13 episodes in 1989 on ITV. This drama focused on the lives of investment bankers in London living and working on the corporate trading floor for the fictional international bank Shane-Longman. ... A raion (or rayon) (Russian and Ukrainian: ; Belarusian раён; Azeri: rayon, Latvian: rajons, Georgian: , raioni) is one of two kinds of administrative subdivisions in languages of some post-Soviet states: a subnational entity and a subdivision of a city. ...

History

The site of Zhovkva has been inhabited since the 14th century. In 1594 the Polish nobleman Stanisław Żółkiewski fortified the settlement and constructed a castle. In only a few years the town grew greatly in size, becoming a 17th century residence for King John III Sobieski of Poland. This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... Events February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. ... StanisÅ‚aw Antoni Szczuka, a Polish nobleman Szlachta ( ) was the noble class in Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the two countries that later jointly formed the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... Noble Family Żółkiewski Coat of Arms Lubicz Parents  ? Consorts  ? Children  ? Date of Birth 1547 Place of Birth Turynka near Lwów Date of Death October 7, 1620 Place of Death near Mohylowo, Podole StanisÅ‚aw Żółkiewski, (1547 – 7 October 1620) was a Polish noble (szlachcic) of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth... For other uses, see Castle (disambiguation). ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Reign From May 21, 1674, until June 17, 1696 Elected On May 21, 1674 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On February 2, 1676 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Noble Family Sobieski Coat of Arms Janina Parents Jakub Sobieski Zofia Teofillia DaniÅ‚owicz Consorts Marie Casimire...

While part of the Soviet Union, Zhovkva in 1951 was renamed Nesterov after the World War I aviator Pyotr Nesterov who became the first to perform a suicide plane crash in the history of aviation near Zhovkva. The name Zhovkva was restored in 1992. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Aviator (disambiguation). ... Pyotr Nesterov (Russian: Пётр Николаевич Нестеров) (27 February (O.S. 15 February) 1887 in Nizhny Novgorod - 8 September (O.S. 26 August) 1914 in Zhovkva, Lviv Oblast) was a Russian pilot and airplane technical designer. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

Image gallery

View of Zhovkva. Image File history File linksMetadata Zhovkva_vlasenko. ...

A street of Zhovkva. Image File history File linksMetadata Zhovkva_street. ...

Old market place in Zhovkva. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 794 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (816 × 616 pixel, file size: 115 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ...

People

• Salcia Landmann, a studier of Yiddish (eastern Ashkenazic) culture
• Jakub Ludwik Sobieski, Jakub Sobieski
• Pyotr Nesterov
• Włodzimierz Puchalski
• Żółkiewski
  • Stanisław Żółkiewski
• Andreas Schlüter
• Włodzimierz Stożek
• Hillel ben Naphtali Zevi
• Nachman Krochmal, Jewish philosopher
• Jacob ben Wolf Kranz, maggid

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Zhovkva

Salcia Landmann (November 18, 1911 - May 16, 2002) was a Jewish writer. ... Yiddish (ייִדיש, Jiddisch) is a Germanic language spoken by about four million Jews throughout the world. ... Ashkenazi (אַשְׁכֲּנָזִי, Standard Hebrew Aškanazi, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAškănāzî) Jews or Ashkenazic Jews, also called Ashkenazim (אַשְׁכֲּנָזִי&#1501... Nobel Family Sobieski Coat of Arms Janina Parents Jan III Sobieski Marie Casimire Louise Consorts Hedwig Elisabeth Amelia Children with Hedwig Elisabeth Amelia Maria Leopoldyna Sobieska Maria Kazimiera Sobieska Maria Karolina Sobieska Jan Sobieski Maria Klementyna Sobieska Maria Magdalena Sobieska Date of Birth November 2, 1667 Place of Birth Paris... Noble Family Sobieski Coat of Arms Janina Parents Marek Sobieski Maria Snopkowska Consorts Marianna Wisniowiecka Zofia Teofillia Daniłowicz Children with Zofia Teofillia Daniłowicz Marek Sobieski Jan III Sobieski Katarzyna Sobieska Date of Birth May 5, 1590 Place of Birth Zółkiew Date of Death June... Pyotr Nesterov (Russian: Пётр Николаевич Нестеров) (27 February (O.S. 15 February) 1887 in Nizhny Novgorod - 8 September (O.S. 26 August) 1914 in Zhovkva, Lviv Oblast) was a Russian pilot and airplane technical designer. ... WÅ‚odzimierz Puchalski (b. ... StanisÅ‚aw Żółkiewski, (1547 – 1620) was a Polish nobleman, magnate and a military commander. ... Noble Family Żółkiewski Coat of Arms Lubicz Parents  ? Consorts  ? Children  ? Date of Birth 1547 Place of Birth Turynka near Lwów Date of Death October 7, 1620 Place of Death near Mohylowo, Podole StanisÅ‚aw Żółkiewski, (1547 – 7 October 1620) was a Polish noble (szlachcic) of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth... Andreas Schlüter (May 20, 1660 in Danzig – May 1714 in St. ... WÅ‚odzimierz Stożek (b. ... Hillel ben Naphtali Zevi was a Lithuanian rabbi. ... Nachman Kohen Krochmal (born in Brody, Galicia, on February 17, 1785; died at Tarnopol on July 31, 1840) was an Austrian philosopher, theologian, and historian. ... Jacob ben Wolf Kranz of Dubno (Hebrew: יעקב קרנץ), the Dubner Maggid (מגיד מדובנה), was a Lithuania (Belarus)-born preacher (maggid). ... Dovber of Mezeritch (died 1772) was the primary disciple of Israel ben Eliezer, the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidic Judaism (now a form of Orthodox Judaism. ... Image File history File links Commons-logo. ...

External links

• castles.com.ua - Zhovkva
• ua.vlasenko.net - Pictures of Zhovkva

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