Volosianka, Lviv Oblast Explained

Volosianka
Native Name:Волосянка
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Lviv Oblast
Pushpin Label Position:inline,title
Coordinates:48.78°N 23.4283°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Stryi Raion
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1572
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:3,01
Elevation Footnotes:/(average value of)
Elevation M:673
Population Total:1452
Population Density Km2:482,39
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:82663
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 3251
Website:село Волосянка (Ukrainian)

Volosianka (Ukrainian: Волося́нка, Polish: Wołosianka) is a village (selo) in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. It is located in the Ukrainian Carpathians, within the limits of the Eastern Beskids. Volosianka belongs to Slavske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The population of village is 1452 persons. Local government  - Volosiankivska village council.[2] Volosiankivska village council includes village Khashchovania and Yalynkuvate.

The first written mention of Volosianka which dates from 1572. [3]

Until 18 July 2020, Volosianka 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.[4] [5]

Geography

Village are located in the valley of the rivers Slavka River and Yalynkuvata River.West of the village are the vertices Vysokyy Verh[6] (1242m (4,075feet)), Plischka (1032.2m (3,386.5feet)), Mount Yarochysche (987m (3,238feet)) and Mount Yalyna (1164.5m (3,820.5feet)). In the south is Mount Ilsa (1064.5m (3,492.5feet)).

The village Volosianka is situated in the 145km (90miles) from the regional center Lviv, 36km (22miles) from the district center Skole, and 10km (10miles) from Slavske.[7]

Attractions

In this village there are an architectural monument of national importance. That is the wooden Church of the Holy Eucharist and a belfry.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Славская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
  2. http://rada.info/rada/04370395/ Волосянківська сільська рада
  3. http://drymba.net/uk/1020355-selo-volosyanka-lvivska Село Волосянка (Львівська обл.): карта вулиць, фото
  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.
  6. http://skole.com.ua/uk/papers/25-mountains/76-visokiy-verx.html Гора Високий Верх
  7. http://della.com.ua/distance/?cities=0,5071 DELLA
  8. [:uk:Пам'ятки архітектури Сколівського району|Пам'ятки архітектури Сколівського району]