v. Schyrets, Lviv region

Past and present of the village Schirets Lviv region. On the right bank Scherek - river, a tributary of the Dniester River, located urban village Schirets.

This place Lviv region known for its attractions: the defense of the church of St. Stanislaus, dated XV century; defense complex, consisting of Trinity Church and wooden bell tower; monument to fallen Soviet soldiers who liberated territory by Hitler's army. The history Schirtsa.

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Fortified settlements appeared here in the XII century. In the XIII century. it was seriously affected by the invasion of the Tatars. And in the next century it came in the Renaissance, as the territory were discovered salt deposits. Accordingly, it was designated a major commercial potential. After granting of Magdeburg rights Schirets began to expand and fill with residents.

However, dreams of a happy life could not come true because of the frequent attacks of the hordes. For example, in 1516 the city suffered so much that first allowed the burghers Sigismund did not pay taxes for eight years. In the XVII century in Schirtse produce lime and plaster. The trend continued in subsequent periods. In the XIX century the population began to engage in the production of various construction materials.

Required for the expansion of crafts quarries became a pretext for the creation of the railway.

During the First World War Schirets lost city status due to serious destruction. But World War II brought even more grief: residents, non-Jews, in large quantities were exported to Belzec - a death camp. In the post-war years (up to 1959) served as the district center Schirets function.

Modern village preserves the memory of the artists Fyodor Senkoviche Kurilase and Joseph, who worked in the seventeenth and twentieth centuries, as well as the religious philosopher David Neumark.

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