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Holosko is a residential area ofLviv,Ukraine located to the north of Varshavska (Warsaw) Street, on the site of formersuburbanvillages ofHolosko Velyke (Ukrainian:Голоско Велике,Polish:Hołosko Wielkie) andHolosko Male (Ukrainian:Голоско Мале).[1] Before theNazi German and Soviet invasions of Poland in September 1939, the area belonged toLwów Voivodeship ineastern Poland.
According to some scientists, the name of Holosko could derive from Holovsko, the historical capital ofAntes people, which was located on Lviv'sCastle Hill. According to another theory, the toponym is ofTurkic origin and is connected to numerous lakes in the area ofPoltva river.[1]
The area is first mentioned in documents from 1401 under the name of Holovsko. It was founded byburgher Mikola Zimmermann. In 1415 the settlement was acquired by the city of Lviv and changed its name to Holosko Velyke (Greater Holosko). A nearby settlement founded by burgher Jan Hanel became known as Holosko Male (Little Holosko).[1]
The church ofIntercession of the Theotokos in Holosko was first mentioned in 1539 and belonged to Lviv'sSaint Georges Cathedral, but didn't survive to our times. Trade fairs were taking place in front of the church starting from 1701.[1]
TheBaroque Church of Assumption of St. Anne was constructed in Velyke Holosko in 1775.[1]
Largesandy grounds, which used to be located in the area, were forested by Lviv's authorities in the early 19th century.[1]
In 1910 atuberculosissanatorium opened in a forest inRoztochchia hills near Holosko.[1]
In 1923 aRedemptorist monastery was established Velyke Holosko byBelgian monks with the support ofmetropolitanAndrey Sheptytsky.[1]
In 1930 Male Holosko became an administrative part of Lviv.[1]
Holosko Velyke was a site of a fierce defence by the Polish35th Infantry Division - Reserve (35 Dywizja Piechoty - Rezerwowa) on September 15–16, 1939, against the invading German forces.
Velyke Holosko was administratively subjected to Lviv under German occupation in 1942-1944 as part ofZamarstyniv district. After the war it became part ofBriukhovychi District, and was finally attached to Lviv in 1958.[1]
In 2008 the lastartillery shells were removed from an ammunition depot, which had been functioning in a forest area near Holosko since the late 19th century.[1]
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