Derzhiv () is a village (''selo'') in

Stryi Raion Stryi Raion () is a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Stryi. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Lviv Oblast was reduced to seven, a ...

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, of western

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. It belongs to

Rozvadiv rural hromada Rozvadiv rural hromada () is a hromada in Ukraine, in Stryi Raion of Lviv Oblast. The administrative center is the village of Rozvadiv. Settlements The hromada consists of 9 villages: References

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, one of the

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s of Ukraine. The village covers an area of 1,840 km² and about 1204 persons is currently living in the village. Local government is administered by Derzhivska village council.

Geography

Derzhiv is located on the right bank of the

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at a distance of from the railway station "Bilche - Volytsya". It is situated from the regional center of

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, from

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, and from

Stryi Stryi (, ; ) is a city in Lviv Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located in the left bank of the Stryi (river), Stryi River, approximately south of Lviv in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. It serves as the administrative center of Stryi R ...

History

The first mention of Derzhiv dates from writings of the year 1550. Finds in and around the location of the village give evidence of settlements around the end of the

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(13th-11th centuries BC. E.). Until 18 July 2020, Derzhiv belonged to Mykolaiv 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 Mykolaiv Raion was merged into Stryi Raion.

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