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Bibrka City Day — 785 years

Bibrka City Day — 785 years

1996, 56 min

Lviv Television, 1996. Unedited program dedicated to the celebration of Bibrka City Day in the Lviv region.

On the video: views of the city, church singing; interview with Vadym Onatsif, who talks about the city and the Independence Day, historical references, the prerequisites for the creation of the first cell of the "Movement" in the Peremyshlyansky district and the introduction of the national currency; the researcher of the city's history, Mr. Staryk, is leafing through an album about the activities of the "Hromada" society with newspaper clippings, articles, and photographs; festive divine liturgy.

Commented by Vadym Onatsif, manager of the Bibrka branch of Prominvestbank of Ukraine.

Reference: Bibrka is a city located on the Boberka River, 36 km from Lviv. It was first mentioned in sources in 1211, and received Magdeburg rights in 1469; The city has preserved monuments of sacral and public architecture of the 15th–20th centuries, in particular the church of St. Nicholas and Anna, the church of the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary.