Bruckenthal
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UkraineEstablished1786
Bruckenthal | |
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| Coordinates: 50°19′34″N 23°52′42.9″E / 50.32611°N 23.878583°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Lviv Oblast |
| Raion | Sheptytskyi Raion |
| Established | 1786 |
Bruckenthal (Ukrainian: Брукенталь, romanized: Brukental) was a village (a colony) located in what is now Sheptytskyi Raion, Lviv Oblast, in Western Ukraine.
The village was established during the Josephine colonization by German Catholic settlers in 1786.[1]
In the interwar period the village belonged to Poland, and was the seat of a gmina (a municipality) including several other villages. In January 1940 the majority of the inhabitants moved out (Heim ins Reich). The empty houses were taken over mostly by local Poles. In late March 1944, the village was razed by Ukrainian Auxiliary Police and Ukrainian Insurgent Army, killing over 200 people.[2][3]
