been used exclusively for freight transportation only and has two directions, one towards Hrebenne, another towards Werchrata. Points of interest Parish church of St. Joseph, built in 1700 - 1776 upon the initiative of Castellan of Belz Andrzej Rzeczycki. During the Soviet era the church served as a warehouse. Franciscan Abbey of Archangel Michael, founded in 1725 by Starosta of Belz Grzegorz Rzeczycki and Jozef Glogowski. The complex of the abbey and the church was completed in 1737 by architect Pawel Fontana, and was one of the most interesting sights of the town. In the Soviet Union, the complex was turned into a warehouse serving the local collective farm. Notable people Maurice Abraham Cohen, educator and linguist Walter V. Bozyk, conductor, bandurist Oswald Frank (born 1887), Polish Army general Olgierd Gorka (born 1887), Polish historian and diplomat Michal Dadlez (born 1895), Polish poet Edward Olearczyk (born 1915), Polish composer See also Rawa Mazowiecka References External links Rava-Ruska City Council Ukrainians visit Nazi atrocity sites as taboo ends, BBC News (19 July 2015) The Jewish Community of Rava-Russkaya, The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot Cities in Lviv Oblast Lwów Voivodeship Shtetls Cities of district significance in Ukraine Holocaust locations in Ukraine