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Zhovkva

The administrative center of the Zhovkva Raion (district) in the Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine.
A village named Winniki was mentioned in 1368, and was part of the Kingdom of Poland under the Piast dynasty.
The town was founded in 1597 as a private fortified town, and named Żółkiew – after its founder, one of the most accomplished military commanders in Polish history, hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski.

Population: 13,864 (2019).


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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhovkva

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