Sheptytskyi Raion () is a

raion A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is c ...

(district) of

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 ...

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

. It was known as Chervonohrad Raion () from 2020 until 2024. The center of the raion is the city of

Sheptytskyi Sheptytskyi (, ), formerly Chervonohrad (, ), historically Krystynopol, is a historical mining town and the administrative center of Sheptytskyi Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Sheptytskyi urban hromada, one ...

. Population:

History

From the 12th century, the area that is now Sheptytskyi Raion was part of the

Duchy of Belz Duchy of Belz or Principality of Belz was a duchy, formed in the late 12th century in Kievan Rus. During its history the duchy was a constituent part of some other political entities such as the Kingdom of Rus, the Kingdom of Hungary, Duchy of Ma ...

, before being incorporated into the Polish

Belz Voivodeship Bełz Voivodeship (, ) was a unit of administrative division and local government in the Kingdom of Poland from 1462 to the Partitions of Poland in 1772–1795. Together with the Ruthenian Voivodeship it was part of Red Ruthenia, Lesser Poland ...

in the 15th century. The areas became part of the

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, abbreviated as the Ukrainian SSR, UkrSSR, and also known as Soviet Ukraine or just Ukraine, was one of the Republics of the Soviet Union, constituent republics of the Soviet Union from 1922 until 1991. ...

as a result of the

1951 Polish–Soviet territorial exchange The 1951 Polish-Soviet territorial exchange, also known as the Polish-Soviet border adjustment treaty of 1951, was a border agreement signed in Moscow between the Republic of Poland and the Soviet Union. It involved approximately of land along ...

. The raion was created as Chervonohrad Raion on 18 July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. Two abolished raions,

Radekhiv Radekhiv (, ; , ) is a city in Sheptytskyi Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Radekhiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: Ed Stelmach, the premier of the Canadian province of Alberta ...

and

Sokal Raion Sokal Raion (, ''Sokal’s’kyi raion'') was a raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Sokal. It had a population of 98,123 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census. The raion was abolished on 18 ...

s, as well as Chervonohrad Municipality and part of

Kamianka-Buzka Raion Kamianka-Buzka Raion () was a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was Kamianka-Buzka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lv ...

, were merged into the new raion. On 19 September 2024, the Verkhovna Rada voted to rename Chervonohrad Raion to Sheptytskyi Raion along with the renaming of Chervonohrad to Sheptytskyi.

Geography

Sheptytskyi Raion is located in the northern part of Lviv Oblast, on the

Poland–Ukraine border The Polish–Ukrainian border is the state border between Poland and Ukraine. It has a total length of 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: *

Belz urban hromada Belz urban hromada () is a hromada in Ukraine, in Sheptytskyi Raion of Lviv Oblast. The administrative center is the city of Belz. Settlements The hromada consists of 2 city (Belz, Uhniv Uhniv ( ) is a city in Sheptytskyi Raion, Lviv Obl ...

with the administration in the city of

Belz Belz (, ; ; ) is a small city in Lviv Oblast, western Ukraine, located near the border with Poland between the Solokiya River (a tributary of the Bug River) and the Richytsia stream. Belz hosts the administration of Belz urban hromada, one of ...

, transferred from Sokal Raion; *

Dobrotvir settlement hromada Dobrotvir settlement hromada () is a hromada in Ukraine, in Sheptytskyi Raion of Lviv Oblast. The administrative center is the rural settlement of Dobrotvir. Settlements The hromada consists of 1 rural settlement (Dobrotvir Dobrotvir (, ) is a ...

with the administration in the

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. ...

Dobrotvir Dobrotvir (, ) is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Sheptytskyi Raion of Lviv Oblast in Ukraine. The settlement is located on the left bank of the Bug (river), Western Bug, which is dammed here forming Dobrotvir ...

, transferred from Kamianka-Buzka Raion; *

Lopatyn settlement hromada Lopatyn settlement hromada () is a hromada in Ukraine, in Sheptytskyi Raion of Lviv Oblast. The administrative center is the rural settlement of Lopatyn. Settlements The hromada consists of 1 rural settlement (Lopatyn Lopatyn (, ) is a rural ...

with the administration in the rural settlement of

Lopatyn Lopatyn (, ) is a rural settlement in Sheptytskyi Raion of Lviv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the left bank of the Ostrivka, a left tributary of the Styr in the drainage basin of the Dnieper. Lopatyn hosts the administration of Lopatyn se ...

, transferred from Radekhiv Raion; *

Radekhiv urban hromada Radekhiv urban hromada () is a hromada in Ukraine, in Sheptytskyi Raion of Lviv Oblast. The administrative center is the city of Radekhiv. Settlements The hromada consists of 1 city (Radekhiv Radekhiv (, ; , ) is a city in Sheptytskyi Raion, ...

with the administration in the city of

, transferred from Radekhiv Raion; *

Sheptytskyi urban hromada Chervonohrad urban hromada () is an urban hromada (municipality) located in Ukraine's western Lviv Oblast, in Sheptytskyi Raion. Its administrative centre is the city of Sheptytskyi. Chervonohrad urban hromada has an area of . The population ...

with the administration in the city of

, transferred from Chervonohrad Municipality; *

Sokal urban hromada Sokal urban hromada () is a hromada in Ukraine, in Sheptytskyi Raion of Lviv Oblast. The administrative center is the city of Sokal. Settlements The hromada consists of 1 city (Sokal), rural settlement (Zhvyrka) and 58 villages: References

with the administration in the city of

Sokal Sokal (, ) is a city located on the Bug River in Sheptytskyi Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Sokal urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The population is approximately History The first written ...

, transferred from Sokal Raion; * Velyki Mosty urban hromada with the administration in the city of

Velyki Mosty Velyki Mosty (, , ; ; ) is a city in Sheptytskyi Raion of Lviv Oblast (oblast, region) of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Velyki Mosty urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is History In the Crown of the ...

, transferred from Sokal Raion.

Symbols

New designs for the coat of arms and flag of the raion were approved on 20 August 2021. The design elements invoke the flags of the former Radekhiv Raion and Sokal Raion, as well as references to the city of Sheptytskyi and the older political history of the land.

References

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