Zhydachiv
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Zhydachiv Жидачів |
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 Zhydachiv
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| Coordinates: 49°23′06″N 24°08′40″E / 49.38500°N 24.14444°ECoordinates: 49°23′06″N 24°08′40″E / 49.38500°N 24.14444°E | |||
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| Province | Lviv Oblast | ||
| District | Zhydachiv Raion | ||
| Area | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 261 m (856 ft) | ||
| Population | 11,180 | ||
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) | ||
| Website | meriya-zhydachiv |
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Zhydachiv (Ukrainian: Жидачів, Polish: Żydaczów, Yiddish: זידיטשוב Zidichov) is a city in Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Zhydachiv Raion (district). Local government is administered by Zhydachivska city council. Population: 11,180 (2013 est.)
Zhydachiv lies on the Stryi River. It has two schools and one Ukrainian gymnasium.
One of the city's feature is a large number of its name variants. For the first it mentioned in 1164 under the name Udech. In the documents from 14-17 centuries city is named as Zudech, Zudachiv, Sudachiv, Zidachiv, Sidachiv, Zudechev and more.
The first written mention of the city dates from the year 1164. At that time the city was part of Galician Rus' and was an important trade center at the confluence of the river Stryi in Dniester with a stone church of St. Nicholas. Ancient Udech (Zhydachiv) formed from two settlements located at on a distance of 800 m from each other. Great western fort occupied territory of present-day mount "Bazyivka" and east fort lies in the mount "Zamok" ("Castle"). Since then (XIII century) comes famous miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary that still remains in the city. Between this two fortifications were also mentioned are six unfortified settlements, which were also included in the structure of the city. Between the two Fortifications on the old river bed (district Korablysche) most likely was located a river harbor, and the district Bologna may be a main shopping area of the ancient Rus' city.
In the mid-14th century, Zhydachiv, together with whole Galicia, was seized by the Kingdom of Poland, then some time became a partin of the Kingdom of Hungary and in 1387 again conquered by Jadwiga of Poland. From 1434 Zhydachiv, was part of Poland’s Ruthenian Voivodeship. By the end of 14th century here were 2 castles, 4 Orthodox churches, 1 Roman Catholic church, Market Square and wooden Town Hall. King Wladyslaw Jagiello granted in 1393 Magdeburg rights and several privileges, also founding a Roman Catholic church. Zhydachiv for centuries remained in private hands, among others it belonged to the noble Rzewuski family, had a defensive castle and was the seat of a starosta.
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