Verkhnie Vysotske Explained

Verkhnie Vysotske
Native Name:Верхнє Висоцьке
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Lviv
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Sambir
Coordinates:48.9519°N 23.0711°W
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Lviv Oblast
Elevation M:651
Area Total Km2:4
Population Total:2118
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code:82554
Area Code:+380 3269
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code

Verkhnie Vysotske (Верхнє Висоцьке, Polish: Wysocko Wyżne) is a village (selo) in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine, situated in the Ukrainian part of the Carpathian Mountains. It belongs to Borynia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

The village was established in the second half of the 15th century.[2]

Until 18 July 2020, Verkhnie Vysotske belonged to Turka 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 Turka Raion was merged into Sambir Raion.[3] [4]

People from Verkhnie Vysotske

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Боринская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
  2. Book: Rąkowski, Grzegorz. Ukraińskie Karpaty i Podkarpacie. Część zachodnia.. Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz". Pruszków. 2013. 978-83-62460-31-1. 436. Polish.
  3. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  4. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.