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Zhovkva (various spellings, Polish: Zolkiew, between 1951 and 1992: Nesterov) is a city in the Ukrainian part of East Galicia. It is known for its Renaissance buildings.

Travel to Zhovkva - Visa Requirements

Trains from Lviv.

Tours and Getting around Zhovkva

By foot.

Zhovkva tourist attractions and sightseeing

Zhovkva Castle

Baroque Synagogue in a dreadful condition of disrepair

Renaissance Market Square

Basilian Monastery under which a mass grave of more than 80 corps from WWII was recently discovered. It is still unclear whether the people burried in this secret place were Jews killed by the Nazis or more probably Ukrainians killed by the Russian Soviet authorities. This issue is still under investigation.

Dominican Cathedral

St. Lawrence Cathedral

Wooden Nativity of the Holy Virgin Church

Zhovkva city tours

Zhovkva souvenirs and shopping

Zhovkva Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

Zhovkva nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs

Zhovkva cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging

Contact

Get out

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