Potelych Потелич | |
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Village | |
.JPG) Descent of the Holy Spirit Church in Potelych | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Potelych Location in Ukraine Show map of Ukraine | |
| Coordinates:50°12′40″N23°32′59″E / 50.21111°N 23.54972°E /50.21111; 23.54972 | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Lviv Oblast |
| Raion | Lviv Raion |
| Hromada | Rava-Ruska urban hromada |
| First mentioned | 1262 |
| Magdeburg rights | 1498 |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.7 km2 (11.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 258 m (846 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 815 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 80320 |
| Area code | +380 3252 |
Potelych (Ukrainian:Потелич) is aUkrainian village inLviv Raion (district) ofLviv Oblast (province). It belongs toRava-Ruska urban hromada, one of thehromadas of Ukraine. It is located 6 km (8 mi) southwest ofRava-Ruska city and 70 km (43 mi) northwest ofLviv. Potelych has an area of 30 square kilometres (11 sq mi) and an elevation of 258 metres (846 ft). According to the 2001 census, the village has a population of 815 inhabitants.[1]
Potelych is an old settlement, located near the modernUkrainian-Polish border. The first mention of the village is from1262. Previously, the village was a small town called Telych (Ukrainian:Телич).[2] In 1498, the town was grantedMagdeburg rights. It was a big economic center on the trade route betweenLublin andLviv. In the 17th century, it fell into disrepair due to relocation of trade route northerly toRava-Ruska.[citation needed]
In the village is locatedDescent of the Holy Spirit Church, the oldest wooden church inLviv Oblast, built in1502. In 2013 church was added to theUNESCO World Heritage List among 16 wooden churchs ofCarpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine.[3]
Also in Potelych is located one of the largest German military cemeteries of victims of theSecond World War in Ukraine. As of July 2024, there are 18,000 burials.[4]
