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Lviv, Ukraine

Lviv
Львів
City of regional significance
Лвов Галиција.jpg
View of the Market Square
Flag of Lviv
Flag
Coat of arms of Lviv
Coat of arms
Official logo of Lviv
Logo
Motto: "Semper fidelis"
Lviv is located in Ukraine
Lviv
Lviv
Location of Lviv within Ukraine
Coordinates: 49°49′48″N 24°00′51″E / 49.83000°N 24.01417°E / 49.83000; 24.01417Coordinates: 49°49′48″N 24°00′51″E / 49.83000°N 24.01417°E / 49.83000; 24.01417
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Lviv Oblast
Municipality Lviv
Founded 1240–1247
Magdeburg law 1356
Government
 • Mayor Andriy Sadovyi
Area
 • Total 182.01 km2 (70.27 sq mi)
Elevation 296 m (971 ft)
Population (2016)
 • Total 728,350
 • Density 4,008/km2 (10,380/sq mi)
 • Demonym Leopolitan
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 79000
Area code(s) +380 32(2)
Licence plate BC (before 2004: ТА, ТВ, ТН, ТС)
Sister cities Corning, Freiburg, Grozny, Kraków, Lublin, Novi Sad, Przemyśl, Saint Petersburg, Whitstable, Winnipeg, Wolfsburg, Rochdale
Website Lviv.Travel (English)
City-Adm.Lviv.UA (Ukrainian)
Year Poles  % Total
1921 112,000 51 219,400
1989 9,500 1.2 790,908
2001 6,400 0.9 725,200
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Lviv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Town view from The High Castle
Location Ukraine
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, v
Reference 865
UNESCO region Europe
Inscription history
Inscription 1998 (22nd Session)

Lviv (Ukrainian: Львів, Ľviv, pronounced [lʲwiu̯]; Polish: Lwów,pronounced [lvuf]; Russian: Львов, Lvov, pronounced [lʲvof]; Yiddish: לעמבערג; Latin: Leopolis;German: Lemberg), the largest city in western Ukraine and the seventh largest city in the country overall, is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine. Named in honor of the Leo, the eldest son of Rus' King Daniel of Galicia. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia (also called Kingdom of Rus') from 1272 to 1349, when it was conquered by King Casimir III the Great who then became known as the King of Poland and Rus'. From 1434, it was the regional capital of the Ruthenian Voivodeship in the Kingdom of Poland and was known as Lwów. In 1772, after the First partition of Poland, the city became the capital of the Habsburg Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria and was renamed to Lemberg. In 1918 in a short time was the capital of the West Ukrainian People's Republic. Between the wars, the city was known again as Lwów and was the centre of the Lwów Voivodeship in the Second Polish Republic. After World War II, it became part of the Soviet Union (Ukrainian SSR) and in 1991 of independent Ukraine. Administratively, Lviv serves as the administrative center of Lviv Oblast and has the status of city of oblast significance. Its population is 728,350 (2016 est.).


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