Bobiatyn

Bobiatyn (also Bob'iatyn, Bobyatin, Bobyatyn, Боб'я́тин, ) – a small village (selo), which is located in Chervonohrad Raion, Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Sokal urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

The population of the village is about 878 people, and the local government is administered by the Bobiatynska village council.

Geography
The village is located away from the central roads, in a flat terrain on the altitude of 207 m above sea level. It is situated at a distance 98 km from the regional center of Lviv, 15 km from the city of Sokal and 28 km from the mining city of Chervonohrad.

History and attractions
The first written mention of the village, that the owner of was Jacob from Bobiatyn village, dates back to 1448. Afterwards owners of the village had been Franciszek Salezy Potocki (1700-1772) and Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki (1751-1805).

Until 18 July 2020, Bobiatyn belonged to Sokal Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Sokal Raion was merged into Chervonohrad Raion.

In the village there are Greek Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity (of stone), what was built in 1902.

Notable people

 * Kruchkevych Bogdan Volodimirovich (* 1923, Bobiatyn) – a member of the OUN.
 * Mykytyuk Stepan Fedorovych (* 1922, Bobiatyn) – the conductor of the OUN.
 * Stepan Khmara (* 1937, Bobiatyn) – Ukrainian politician, a longtime prisoner of the Gulag, the deputy of the Supreme Council of Ukraine of the I, II and IV term.

Literature

 * Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область, Сокальський район, Боб'ятин. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 748