Title: City Bibrka. Status: The city of regional subordination in Peremyshlyany district of Lviv region. Location: The city is situated on the river Bibrka, 22 km from the district center - Peremyshlyany. Area: 5.14 sq. km. Population: about 4,000 people. River: Bibrka. The first mention in historical documents: 1211. Historical note: There are different versions of the name of the city. The most plausible of them suggests that the first settlement on the site of the city Bibrka appeared as a settlement of hunters for beavers, which were caught for the prince's town Zvenigorod. The valley of the river Bibrka represents the raw swampland regardless of the season to this day. The first mention of the city occurs in the Galicia-Volyn chronicle (1211). There are also mentions of the river Bibrka, ancient tract Boberka (Bibrka), then there is a place where there were beavers - the object of hunting in ancient Russia. According to others, 1211 is the year of the first mention of the same river, not of Bibrka, and the proper settlement appears in the annals only in 1436 as a possession of Vnuchek from Kutno. In 1353-1366 district of Bibrka was one of estates that were dependent on Lubart, whose vassal was Dmitri Mikhailovich. The settlement was owned by Polish king and was part of the Lithuanian district. Bibrka was often granted on lease to feudals. From Casimir IV in 1469 Bibrka received Magdeburg Rights, under which the city was allowed to arrange a fair twice a year and once a week to conduct trades. In 1474, almost the entire city was destroyed by the great fire. Because of this the government freed Bibrka from taxes for 10 years. In 1502 the Turkish-Tatar army destroyed the city completely. In 1638 the Polish Sejm acknowledged that Bibrka was almost completely fallen into decay, and re-released residents from paying taxes for 4 years. When in 1648 the Cossack troops entered the city, local shoemakers shop gave them 80 pairs of boots, and local furriers - 60 covers. Polish-Swedish War (1655-1660) led the city to complete decline. In 1790, the city was given to tycoon Count Skarbek. In 1790-ies in Bibrka first educational institutions opened: two-year and three-year schools. Since 1939 Bibrka was part of USSR. During the Great Patriotic War, in the city the entire Jewish population has been destroyed. The main attraction: the defensive St. Nicholas church. Source of information: http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Бобрка