Novoiavorivsk | |||
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City | |||
Town central square with Palace of Culture and monument to Taras Shevchenko in front
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Coordinates: 49°55′52″N 23°34′23″E / 49.93111°N 23.57306°E | |||
Country | Ukraine | ||
Province | Lviv Oblast | ||
Raion | Yavoriv Raion | ||
Founded | 1965 | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 2,03 km2 (78 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) | ||
Population (2014) | |||
• Total | 30,271 | ||
• Density | 14,911/km2 (38,620/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Postal code | 81053, 81054 | ||
Area code(s) | +380-3256 | ||
Website | novmiskrada.com |
Novoiavorivsk or Novoyavorivsk (Ukrainian: Новояворівськ) is a city in Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. Population: 30,271 (2013 est.).
The town is about 45 minute trip from the oblast's administrative centre Lviv. The town is located on a major road, which ends at the border of Poland as the E40 and continues to Lviv.
The town was founded in 1965 as a workers' settlement called Jantarne (Ukrainian: Янтарне). In 1969 it was renamed to Novoiavorivsk.
Novoiavorivsk's city center contains a large square with the town's "Palace of Culture" building and the town's church. The town also contains a football field.
In the town based Hockey Club Levy.
The name of the town translates to "New Yavoriv".
Novoiavorivsk is twinned with Leżajsk, Poland.
Stepana Bandery street (2008) - main street in Novoiavorivsk
City Council (2016)
Store "Barvinok" (Барвінок, 2013)
St. Peter and Paul Church (2009)
Ice hockey venues (2016)
Coordinates: 49°55′52″N 23°34′23″E / 49.93111°N 23.57306°E