Lavriv Explained

Lavriv
Native Name:Лаврів
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Lviv Oblast
Coordinates:49.3897°N 22.8722°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Sambir Raion
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1291
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3,42
Elevation Footnotes:/(average value of)
Elevation M:507
Population Total:461
Population Density Km2:134,8
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:82076
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 3238
Website:село Лаврів(Ukrainian)

Lavriv (Ukrainian: Лаврі́в) is a small village in Sambir Raion (district), Lviv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It belongs to Staryi Sambir urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The population of the village is just about 461 people, and local government is administered by Velykolinynska village council.[2]

Geography

The village is located in the foothills of the Carpathians terrain of the Staryi Sambir Raion. The nearest railway station is in the village Tershiv (9km (06miles)). The village is located near the road Highway H13 (Ukraine)[3] () from Lviv  - Sambir to Uzhhorod. Distance from the regional center Lviv is 106km (66miles), 14km (09miles) from the district center Staryi Sambir, and 205km (127miles) from Uzhhorod.

History and Attractions

The first record of the village dates back to 1291 year.[4] According to legend, in the village was buried Knyaz Leo I of Galicia[5] (ca. 1228 – ca. 1301) became in turn Knyaz of Belz (1245–1264), Knyaz of Peremyshl, Knyaz of Halych (1264–1269) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1271–1301).

Until 18 July 2020, Bilychi belonged to Staryi Sambir Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Staryi Sambir Raion was merged into Sambir Raion.[6] [7]

Lavriv Svyatoonufriyivskyy monastery was founded in the middle of the 13th century in the village of Lavriv.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Старосамборская городская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
  2. http://atu.gki.com.ua/atu/9548 Velykolinynska village council
  3. [:uk:Автошлях Н 13|Автошлях Н 13]
  4. http://drymba.net/en/1024786-lavriv-village-lviv Lavriv village (Lviv region): street map
  5. [:uk: Лев I Данилович|Лев I Данилович]
  6. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  7. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
  8. [:uk: Лаврівський монастир|Лаврівський монастир]