Skhidnytsia (, ) is a

rural settlement The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. ...

Lviv Oblast Lviv Oblast (, ), also referred to as Lvivshchyna (, ), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast in western Ukraine. The capital city, capital of the oblast is the city of Lviv. The current population is History Name The region is named ...

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. The settlement is part of

Drohobych Raion Drohobych Raion () is a raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Drohobych. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Lviv Oblast was re ...

and represented by the local Skhidnytsia Settlement Council. Skhidnytsia hosts the administration of the Skhidnytsia settlement hromada, one of the

hromada In Ukraine, a hromada () is the main type of municipality and the third level Administrative divisions of Ukraine, local self-government in Ukraine. The current hromadas were established by the Cabinet of ministers of Ukraine, Government of Uk ...

s of Ukraine. Population: .

Description

Skhidnytsia located at an altitude of – above sea level. The mountains around the town reach a height of . Distance to the regional center of

Lviv Lviv ( or ; ; ; see #Names and symbols, below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the List of cities in Ukraine, fifth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of ...

is , to the

Boryslav Boryslav (, ; ) is a city located on the Tysmenytsia (river), Tysmenytsia (a tributary of the Dniester), in Drohobych Raion, Lviv Oblast (Oblast, region) of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Boryslav urban hromada, one of the hroma ...

– , and to the

Drohobych Drohobych ( ; ; ) is a city in the south of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Drohobych Raion and hosts the administration of Drohobych urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. In 1939–1941 and 1944–1959 it w ...

is . The settlement of Skhidnytsia was first mentioned in the documents of the 15th century. Skhidnytsia is known for its deposits of mineral water. Today, there are 38 sources and 17 wells with different chemical composition of mineral water. Until 18 July 2020, Skhidnytsia belonged to Boryslav Municipality. As part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven, Boryslav Municipality was merged into Drohobych Raion. Until 26 January 2024, Skhidnytsia was designated

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Skhidnytsia became a rural settlement.

Synagogue

The only wooden

synagogue A synagogue, also called a shul or a temple, is a place of worship for Jews and Samaritans. It is a place for prayer (the main sanctuary and sometimes smaller chapels) where Jews attend religious services or special ceremonies such as wed ...

in Ukraine that was not destroyed during

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stands in Skhidnytsia. It was built in the late 19th century. The simple building has 12 windows and was used up to the German invasion in 1941.

Gallery

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References

External links

The Skhidnytsia resort

The Skhidnytsia wellness resort
{{Authority control Rural settlements in Drohobych Raion