Zhovtantsi (; ) is a village in

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, in western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Zhovtantsi rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is 5,066 (as of 2024).

History

Zhovtantsi was first mentioned in 1358, at which time its population was primarily agrarian. In 2014, protests occurred in the village over the poor quality of the motorway from Zhovtantsi to . Protesters threatened to block Highway H17, linking the city of

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, if their demands were not met. President of Ukraine

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visited the village on 10 December 2018, as part of a trip to Lviv Oblast. While at Zhovtantsi, he paid his respects at a memorial to Ukrainian independence activists.

Notable people

* , economist and police officer. * , senior sergeant of the

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. * , chaplain of the

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. * , field marshal of the

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. * , Ukrainian lawyer and politician in Austria-Hungary. * Yurii Polianskyi, geologist, geographer, archaeologist, and

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leader.

References

{{Lviv Oblast Villages in Lviv Raion