Zhovkva

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Zhovkva is a historic town in western Ukraine known for its well-preserved Renaissance architecture and multicultural heritage.

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Zhovkva canonical 1
Zhovkva urban hromada 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic town
town
administrativeCenterOf Zhovkva self-linksurface differs
surface form: Zhovkva urban hromada
areaCode +380 3252
coordinateLocation 50.056°N 23.972°E
country Ukraine
culturalSignificance example of ideal Renaissance town planning
important center of Jewish culture before World War II
distanceTo about 25 km north of Lviv
foundedBy Stanisław Żółkiewski
grantedTownRights 17th century
hasArchitecturalStyle Baroque
Mannerism
Renaissance
hasClimate humid continental climate
hasLandmark Basilian Monastery in Zhovkva
Dominican Monastery in Zhovkva
St. Lawrence Church
Synagogue of Zhovkva
Zhovkva Castle
hasPopulation approximately 13,000
hasReligiousSite Catholic churches
Orthodox churches
synagogue
heritage Renaissance architecture
multicultural heritage
historicalCommunity Armenians
Jews
Poles
Ukrainians
historicalRegion Galicia
locatedIn Lviv region
surface form: Lviv Oblast

western Ukraine
locatedOn Rata River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Stanisław Żółkiewski
nearbyCity Lwów
surface form: Lviv
officialLanguage Ukrainian
partOf Lviv Raion
postalCode 80300
timeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
urbanStatus city of district significance (historical)
wasPartOf Austro-Hungarian Empire
surface form: Austria-Hungary

Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Second Polish Republic
Soviet Ukraine
surface form: Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic

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Zamość twinTown Zhovkva
Zhovkva administrativeCenterOf Zhovkva self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Zhovkva urban hromada