Uhry, Lviv Oblast Explained

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]

Geography

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.

History

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]

Cult constructions and religion

In the village there are two churches:

External links

Literature

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Городокская городская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
  2. http://drymba.net/uk/1003295-selo-uhry
  3. http://mistaua.com/Україна/Львівська_область/Городоцький_район/Угри mistaUA, Ugry
  4. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  5. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.