Uhry | |
Native Name: | Угри |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine#Ukraine Lviv Oblast |
Coordinates: | 49.73°N 23.6111°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Oblast (province) |
Subdivision Type2: | Raion (district) |
Subdivision Name2: | Lviv Raion |
Subdivision Type3: | Hromada (municipality) |
Subdivision Name3: | Horodok urban hromada |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1427 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2,17 |
Elevation Footnotes: | /(average value of) |
Elevation M: | 285 |
Population Total: | 1134 |
Population Density Km2: | 522,58 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 81553 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | +380 3231 |
Website: | селище Угри (Ukrainian) |
Uhry (Ukrainian: У́гри, previous name – Uhertsi, Polish: Uherce Niezabitowskie|) is a village (selo) in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast (province) of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Horodok urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The village covers an area of 2,17 km2 and the population is around 1134 people.[2]
The village Uhry is located at a distance of 6km (04miles) from the highway in Ukraine connecting Lviv with Przemyśl. It is situated in the 37km (23miles) from the regional center Lviv, 9km (06miles) from the district center Horodok and 64km (40miles) to the Przemyśl.
Uhry was probably founded in the fifteenth century; records first mention it in 1427. The village has been of the Polish family Nezabytovsky until First World War. The Nezabytovski family were held in high esteem and respect for among the local population.[3]
Until 18 July 2020, Uhry belonged to Horodok 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 Horodok Raion was merged into Lviv Raion.[4] [5]
In the village there are two churches: