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Zavadiv, Stryi Raion

Zavadiv
Завадів
village
General view of the village Zavadiv, Stryi Raion.jpg
Zavadiv is located in Lviv Oblast
Zavadiv
Zavadiv
Coordinates: 49°15′12″N 23°25′54″E / 49.25333°N 23.43167°E / 49.25333; 23.43167Coordinates: 49°15′12″N 23°25′54″E / 49.25333°N 23.43167°E / 49.25333; 23.43167
Country  Ukraine
Province  Lviv Oblast
District size Stryi Raion
Established 1504
Area
 • Total 15,89 km2 (614 sq mi)
Elevation/(average value of) 304 m (997 ft)
Population
 • Total 1,197
 • Density 75,33/km2 (19,510/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 82433
Area code +380 3245
Website село Завадів (Ukrainian)

Zavadiv (Ukrainian: Зава́дів) – village (selo) in the Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast (province) of Western Ukraine. The first written mention dates back to year 1504.
Local government is administered by Zavadivska village council. The population of the village is just about 1197 people.

The village Zavadiv is located in the Stryiskyi district (Stryi Raion) at a distance 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the district center Stryi, 78 kilometres (48 mi) from the regional center of Lviv and 27 kilometres (17 mi) from the City of regional significance Drohobych. It is located near the village Holobutiv.

The village has of monumental art sights of local importance.

Ostap Nyzhankivsky lived for a time in the village Zavadiv. He was initiator the construction and opening of the monument to Taras Shevchenko. Taras Shevchenko monument built in the village in 1916. It is the oldest monument to Taras Shevchenko, where the poet is depicted in the full size.

Church of St. Archangel Michael

Church of St. Archangel Michael

One of the oldest monuments to Taras Shevchenko

Ostap Nyzhankivsky (Ukrainian writer, composer and priest)



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