| Verkhniachka | |
| Native Name: | Верхня́чка |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine#Ukraine Lviv Oblast |
| Pushpin Label Position: | inline,title |
| Coordinates: | 48.7753°N 23.2419°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Stryi Raion |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1730 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1,74 |
| Elevation M: | 830 |
| Population Total: | 939 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 82654 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +380 3251 |
| Website: | Верхнячка, райцентр Сколе (Ukrainian) |
Verkhniachka (Ukrainian: Верхня́чка) is a small village in the Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, Western Ukraine (name to year 1954 - Ukrainian: Вижлів ). It belongs to the Kozova rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The population of the village is roughly 939 people and local government is administered by Verkhniachkivska village council.[2]
The village is located in the Carpathian mountains of Ukraine[3] within the limits of the Eastern Beskids, at an altitude of 830m (2,720feet) above sea level, which gives the village a mountain climate.[4]
It is 55km (34miles) from Highway M06, 159km (99miles) from the regional center Lviv, 51km (32miles) from the district center Skole, and 151km (94miles) from Uzhhorod.
The Stryi River originates on the outskirts of the village.
The first written record of the village dates from 1730 and its first name - Vyzliv (Ukrainian: Вижлів ).
In the village is an architectural monument of local importance. It is a wooden Church of Annunciation Virgin, built in 1832.[5]
Until 18 July 2020, Verkhniachka belonged to Skole 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 Skole Raion was merged into Stryi Raion.[6] [7]