Zhovkva

Zhovkva (Ukrainian: Жовква, Polish: Żółkiew) is a city in the Lviv Oblast in Ukraine with a population of approximately 36,000.

History

The site of Zhovkva has been inhabitated since the 14th century. In 1594 the Polish nobleman Stanisław Żółkiewski fortified the settlement and constructed a castle. In only a few years the town grew greatly in size, becoming a 17th century residence for King John III Sobieski of Poland. While part of the Soviet Union, Zhovkva in 1951 was renamed Nesterov after the World War I aviator Pyotr Nesterov. The name Zhovkva was restored in 1992.

People

• Salcia Landmann, a studier of Yiddish (eastern Ashkenazic) culture
• Jakub Ludwik Sobieski, Jakub Sobieski
• Pyotr Nesterov
• Włodzimierz Puchalski
• Żółkiewski
  • Stanisław Żółkiewski
• Andreas Schlüter
• Włodzimierz Stożek
• Hillel ben Naphtali Zevi
• Nachman Krochmal, Jewish philosopher
• Jacob ben Wolf Kranz, maggid

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