Sykhiv District ( uk, Сихівський район) is urban district of
Lviv, named after the historical district of
Sykhiv. This district covers southeastern part of the city.
Sykhiv District was officially created in 2000 which makes it the newest district of Lviv. It contains such neighborhoods as Novyi Lviv, Persenkivka, Kozelnyky and actually Sykhiv. Northern part of the district was developed mostly during the 1920s and 1930s when Lviv belonged to
Poland. Southeastern (the core of the raion) and western parts were developed in the 1980s and 1990s by
Ukrainian Soviet government.
In June 2001 Pope
John Paul II during his visit to Lviv carried out two meetings here.
In Sykhiv District are situated
Arena Lviv stadium and
Lviv Bus Factory
The Lviv Automobile Factory ( ua, Львівський автомобільний завод), mostly known under its obsolete name ''L’vivs’ky Avtobusnyi Zavod'' ( uk, Львівський автобусний завод, litera ...
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See also
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Subdivisions of Ukraine
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Urban districts of Lviv