Shehyni

Shehyni (Ukrainian: Шегині, Polish: Szechynie) is a village of Mostyska Raion in Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. Located at the border with Poland, it is best known as the site of the Medyka-Shehyni (border checkpoint).

History

The village, situated 14 km east of the city of Przemyśl was first mentioned in 1515 in a royal charter under the name of Szechinie. For most of its existence the village belonged to the Land of Przemyśl, itself part of Ruthenian Voivodeship of the Kingdom of Poland and then (since 1772) Austrian Galicia.

From the very beginning the village belonged to the so-called key of estates including Medyka, Pozdziacz, Torki and Buców, centred on the manor in Medyka, all based on a local variant of Magdeburg law, dubbed Ruthenian law. Initially the peasants settled there were tasked with taking care of royal stables in Medyka; with time their duty towards the owner of Medyka manor was modified to simple serfdom economy, with yearly rent paid in grain. The village had a voigt (certain Konarski) as late as 1565, and was populated by no more than 7 families of peasants. By 1589 the village had 48 male inhabitants (eligible for levy) and two inns paying yearly rent of 78 Polish guilders. Some time before that date a mill and a fish pond were constructed in the village.

Shehyni (border checkpoint)

Shehyni is a land border crossing between Ukraine and Poland on the Ukrainian side, near the village of Shehyni, Mostyska Raion, Lviv Oblast.

The crossing is situated on autoroute . Across the border on the Polish side is the village of Medyka, Jaroslaw County, Podkarpackie Voivodeship.

The type of crossing is automobile, status - international. The types of transportation for automobile crossings are passenger and freight.

The port of entry is part of the Mostyska customs post of Lviv customs.

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