Krushelnytsia

Krushelnytsia (Крушельни́ця, Kruszelnica) is a village (selo) in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Skole urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The area of the village totals 2,42 km2 and the population of the village is about 1297 people. Local government is administered by the Krushelnytsya village council.

Geography
Krushelnytsia is located in the Stryi district, on the banks of two mountain rivers – the Stryi River and the Krushelnytsia River. The village is located along the way Verkhnie Synovydne – Skhidnytsia at a distance 108 km from the regional center of Lviv, 14 km from the city of Skole, and 9 km from Verkhnie Synovydne.

History
The first written mention of the village dates back to the year 1395 October 4, 1395 Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Poland, granted for John and Demyan village Krushelnytsia in Tustan Castle parish.

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

Places of worship
The village has an architectural monument of the Cultural Heritage of Stryi Raion in Ukraine: There are in the village wooden church of St. Nicholas, built in 1822.
 * Church of the Holy Trinity (wooden), built in 1842 (N - 1414/1).
 * Belfry Church of the Holy Trinity (wooden) (N - 1414/2).