Goshev village, Ivano-Frankivsk region

Russia and Ukraine are remarkable in that the composition of these countries there are small villages, specializing mainly in agriculture. Such small settlements nourish not only economies, but also their cultural.

In Ivano-Frankivsk region is a small village of Goshev in size, which is famous for its friendly locals and infrastructure of agriculture.

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The village appeared in 1464. It is said that the historical and archival sources indicated this date as the date of the village foundation. However, this does not mean that there is no one lived up to the middle of the XV century. The terrain is quite flat, fertile, near the river. So it is quite likely that in the territory of the present village of Goshev previously lived people, but it simply does not have documentary evidence.

Total size of the village occupies 69.3 square meters. km. It is also worth noting that for the last 2001 census, in the village of Goshev live 1885 people. Thus it turns out that the population density is about 27 people per kilometer.

Further, it is worth noting that in the village there own Ukrainian pleased. It is located at street Shevchenko 19. Parliament is part of the all-Ukrainian government.

The village has excellent infrastructure for agricultural development. There is the farm on which, by the way, most of the locals work. Unemployment in rural areas is almost non-existent. In the village runs a small river: Svicha and Luzhanka.

And, of course, do not forget the sights of the village. For example, Goshev popular all over Ukraine thanks to the miraculous icon of the Mother of God, which is located in the Church of the Transfiguration.

The church itself was built in 1842. There is documentary evidence that the icon of the Mother of God to heal people from paralysis, insanity, cancer and other serious diseases. During the Second World War the church was badly damaged, but the icon has remained intact.

In 1950 the monastery was closed and at different times had its shelters for children, recreation and even the army warehouses. The monks returned to the monastery Hoshiv only in the 90s of the 20th century. Now bow to the sacred icon can be anyone. He only raised enough for the Cross the road to the monastery.

Thus, it becomes clear that Goshev - a successful village with excellent infrastructure and an economy based on agriculture. At the same time the population of the village is slowly but still increasing, which indicates that the settlement bright future.

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