Rozvadiv Explained

Official Name:Rozvadiv
Native Name:Розвадів
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Lviv Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Rozvadiv in Lviv Oblast##Location of Rozvadiv in Ukraine
Coordinates:49.5031°N 23.9669°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2: Stryi Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Rozvadiv rural hromada
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1467
Population:5,310

Rozvadiv (Ukrainian: Розвадів; Polish: Rozwadów) is a village in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the capital of Rozvadiv rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is 5,310 (as of 2024).[1]

History

Rozvadiv was first mentioned in 1467. Soon after its establishment, the village was destroyed by the armies of Meñli I Giray, although it was quickly rebuilt. Rozvadiv was again destroyed in the autumn of 1855, this time by a fire.[2]

Since 2019, Rozvadiv has been home to Rozvadiv Building Materials TOV, a limestone and sand mining company under the Kovalska Industrial-Construction Group.[3]

A gas leak occurred at a drilling rig in Rozvadiv on 26 April 2023. As a result, 29 individuals were required to evacuate from their homes, and the supply of gas to the village was temporarily stopped.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. Web site: Розвадівська громада . Rozvadiv hromada . 20 August 2024 . gromada.info . uk.
  2. Web site: 28 February 2017 . Розвадів, Миколаївський район, Львівська область . Rozvadiv, Mykolaiv Raion, Lviv Oblast . 20 August 2024 . History of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR . uk.
  3. Web site: Розвадів . Rozvadiv . 20 August 2024 . . uk.
  4. News: Sadlovska . Kateryna . Mochulska . Iryna . 31 May 2023 . У селі Розвадів відновлюють житло, пошкоджене внаслідок витоку газу . 20 August 2024 . . uk.