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Dashava
Dashava ( uk, Дашава, pl, Daszawa) is an urban-type settlement in Stryi Raion of Lviv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the right bank of the Berezhnytsia (river), Berezhnytsia, a right tributary of the Dniester. Dashava belongs to Stryi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: Economy Transportation The closest railway station, approximately north of the settlement, is in Khodovychi, on the railway line connecting Stryi with Khodoriv. There is infrequent passenger traffic. Dashava is connected by roads with Stryi, Zhydachiv, and Zhuravne, where it has further access to Lviv, Ternopil, and Uzhhorod. Notable people * Stanisław Ożóg (runner), Stanisław Ożóg, Polish athlete and Olympian References {{authority control Urban-type settlements in Stryi Raion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanisław Ożóg (runner)
Stanisław Ożóg (11 April 1930 – 25 November 1998) was a Polish long-distance running, long-distance runner. He competed in the Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres, men's 10,000 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics. References 1930 births 1998 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Polish male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Poland Sportspeople from Lviv Oblast People from Stanisławów Voivodeship Polish Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khodovychi
Khodovychi () is a village in the Stryi urban hromada of the Stryi Raion of Lviv Oblast Lviv Oblast ( uk, Льві́вська о́бласть, translit=Lvivska oblast, ), also referred to as Lvivshchyna ( uk, Льві́вщина, ), ). The name of each oblast is a relational adjective—in English translating to a noun adjunct w ... in Ukraine. History The Lviv-Chernivtsi railroad (built in the early 20th century) passes through the village. Religion * Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1888). References Sources * Villages in Stryi Raion {{Lviv-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod ( uk, У́жгород, , ; ) is a city and municipality on the river Uzh in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. The city is approximately equidistant from the Baltic, the Adriatic and the Black Sea (650–690 km) making it the most inland city in this part of Europe. It is the administrative center of Zakarpattia Oblast (region), as well as the administrative center of the Uzhhorod Raion (district) within the oblast. Population: Name The city's earliest known name is ''Ungvár'', from Hungarian ''Ung'' ( River Uzh) and ''vár'' "castle, fortress", originally referring to a castle outside the city (probably Nevytske Castle). The name ''Uzhhorod'' was coined in early 19th century Slavophile circles as a literal translation of the name ''Ungvár''. The city officially adopted this name some time after 1920, under Czechoslovak administration. The names of the city also include: en, link=no, Uzhgorod (before 1996); ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ternopil
Ternópil ( uk, Тернопіль, Ternopil' ; pl, Tarnopol; yi, טאַרנאָפּל, Tarnopl, or ; he, טארנופול (טַרְנוֹפּוֹל), Tarnopol; german: Tarnopol) is a city in the west of Ukraine. Administratively, Ternopil serves as the administrative centre of Ternopil Oblast and has the status of city of oblast significance. Located on the banks of the Seret. Until 1944, it was known mostly as Tarnopol. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Western Ukraine and the historical regions of Galicia and Podolia. It is served by Ternopil Airport. The population of Ternópil was estimated at . Administrative status The city is the administrative center of Ternopil Oblast (region), as well as of surrounding Ternopil Raion (district) within the oblast. It hosts the administration of Ternopil urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Demography According to Ukrainian Census (2001), Ternopil city and Ternopil oblast are homogeneously populated by ethnic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lviv
Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine. It was named in honour of Leo, the eldest son of Daniel, King of Ruthenia. Lviv emerged as the centre of the historical regions of Red Ruthenia and Galicia in the 14th century, superseding Halych, Chełm, Belz and Przemyśl. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia from 1272 to 1349, when it was conquered by King Casimir III the Great of Poland. From 1434, it was the regional capital of the Ruthenian Voivodeship in the Kingdom of Poland. In 1772, after the First Partition of Poland, the city became the capital of the Habsburg Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. In 1918, for a short time, it was the capital of the West Ukrainian People's Republic. Between the wars, the city was the centre of the Lwów Voivodeshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhuravne
Zhuravne ( uk, Журавне; pl, Żurawno; yi, זשיראוונע, ''Zhirovne'') is an urban-type settlement in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Zhuravne settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: . History The town was first mentioned in 1435. In the 16th century, Zhuravne was granted city status. Prior to World War II the town was located in Poland. Zhuravne gained recognition in Polish history because of the battle which took place nearby between the king of Poland, John III Sobieski, and the Turkish and Tatar invaders, a battle that ended in a peace treaty. The town was also the birthplace of the renowned Polish poet and author Mikołaj Rej in 1505. The German forces occupied the territory in early July 1941. From the beginning of September to November 1942, the majority of Zhuravne's Jews were deported to the Belzec extermination camp Belzec (English: or , Polish: ) was a Nazi German exterminati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhydachiv
Zhydachiv ( uk, Жидачів) is a city in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Zhydachiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Local government is administered by the Zhydachivska city council. Its population is approximately . Zhydachiv lies on the Stryi River. It has two schools and one Ukrainian gymnasium. Name The city has historically had numerous name variants, reflecting its complex past, including pl, Żydaczów and yi, זידיטשוב (''Zidichov''). It was mentioned for the first time in 1164 under the name ''Udech''. In documents from the 14th to 17th centuries, the city was referred to as Zudech, Zudachiv, Sudachiv, Zidachiv, Sidachiv, Zudechev and more. History The first written mention of the city dates from the year 1164. At that time the city was part of Galician Rus' and was an important trade center at the confluence of the river Stryi in Dniester with a stone church of St. Nicholas. Then call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khodoriv
Khodoriv ( uk, Ходорів; pl, Chodorów) is a city in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Khodoriv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is approximately . The city was first mentioned in 1394. In many historic documents it is referred to as ''Khodoriv-stav''. In many documents it is named Khodoriv-stav. It is connected with a male name Fedir and the situation of the town above a big lake. In the 15th century, Khodoriv was granted city status and a coat of arms. Khodoriv was one of the major industrial hubs in Zhydachiv Raion and Lviv Oblast, with more than 10 manufacturing and other plants including the Sugar Plant and the Plant of Manufacturing Polygraph Machines. Within the city, there are three secondary education schools and two colleges. The city also has some monuments of architecture, including the St. Michael's Church. In addition, new church will rise in early 2000s, designed by Oleksandr Matvii ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stryi
Stryi ( uk, Стрий, ; pl, Stryj) is a city located on the left bank of the river Stryi in Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine 65 km to the south of Lviv (in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains). It serves as the administrative center of Stryi Raion (district). Stryi hosts the administration of Stryi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is approximately . Stryi is considered to be the first city in Ukraine to bear the blue-over-yellow Ukrainian national flag when it was hoisted on the flagpole of the Town Hall on March 14, 1990, even before the fall of the Soviet Union in December 1991. Population Name The city takes its name from the name of the river Stryi, one of the tributaries of the Dniester. Stryi, as a name of river is a very old name and means "stream". Its etymology stems from an Indo-European root *sreu. Words that have the same root can be found in modern Ukrainian - струм, струя, Polish - ''struga'', ''strumi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast ( uk, Льві́вська о́бласть, translit=Lvivska oblast, ), also referred to as Lvivshchyna ( uk, Льві́вщина, ), ). The name of each oblast is a relational adjective—in English translating to a noun adjunct which otherwise serves the same function—formed by adding a feminine suffix to the name of the respective center city: ''Lʹvív'' is the center of the ''Lʹvívsʹka óblastʹ'' (Lviv Oblast). Most oblasts are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun form, following the convention of traditional regional place names, ending with the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case with the Lviv Oblast, ''Lvivshchyna''. is an oblast (province) in western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv. The current population is History The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939 following the Soviet invasion of Poland. The territory of the former Drohobych Oblast was incorpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stryi Urban Hromada
Stryi ( uk, Стрий, ; pl, Stryj) is a city located on the left bank of the river Stryi in Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine 65 km to the south of Lviv (in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains). It serves as the administrative center of Stryi Raion (district). Stryi hosts the administration of Stryi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is approximately . Stryi is considered to be the first city in Ukraine to bear the blue-over-yellow Ukrainian national flag when it was hoisted on the flagpole of the Town Hall on March 14, 1990, even before the fall of the Soviet Union in December 1991. Population Name The city takes its name from the name of the river Stryi, one of the tributaries of the Dniester. Stryi, as a name of river is a very old name and means "stream". Its etymology stems from an Indo-European root *sreu. Words that have the same root can be found in modern Ukrainian - струм, струя, Polish - ''struga'', ''strumie� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
