Vyshnia (Ukrainian: Ви́шня), (the former name – Benkova Vyshnia (Ukrainian: Бенькова Вишня) – is a selo (village) in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It belongs to Rudky urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The population of the village is about 1819 people, [2] and local government is administered by Vyshnianska village council.[3]
Vyshnia
Вишня | |
|---|---|
  Vyshnia | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′36″N 23°28′59″E / 49.67667°N 23.48306°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province |  Lviv Oblast |
| District | Sambir Raion |
| Established | 1438 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,290 km2 (1,660 sq mi) |
| Elevation /(average value of) | 264 m (866 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,819 |
| • Density | 0.42/km2 (1.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 81540 |
| Area code | +380 3231 |
| Website | село Вишня/райцентр Городок (Ukrainian) |
Geography edit
The village Vyshnia is located at a distance of 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the Highway Ukraine (
H 13) – Lviv – Sambir – Uzhhorod. Area of the village totals is 4,29 km2 and is located along the Vyshnia River (a right tributary of the San River) on the altitude of 264 metres (870 ft) above sea level.
A distance from Vyshnia to Horodok is 24 kilometres (15 mi), to the regional center of Lviv is 48 kilometres (30 mi) and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to Rudky.
History and Attractions edit
The first written record of the village dates from 1438. In the 18th century these lands belonged to the family Urbanski.[4] Fredro family had settled in the village Bieńkowa Wisznia in 1797.
In the village is an architectural monument of local importance of Horodok Raion, Lviv Oblast.[5] It is a wooden Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian (1805).[6]
Until 18 July 2020, Vyshnia belonged to Horodok Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Horodok Raion was merged into Lviv Raion, however, Vyshnia was transferred to Sambir Raion.[7][8]
Famous people edit
Aleksander Fredro lived on the family estate in the Benkova Vyshnia.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Рудковская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Село Вишня (Львівська обл.): карта вулиць, фото (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Vyshnianska village council
- ^ Ignacy Urbański h. Nieczuja
- ^ Пам'ятки архітектури Городоцького району/Церква Св. Косми і Дем”яна з дзвіницею (мур.)1805 р.(N-1347)
- ^ Вишня/Церква Свв. Кузьми і Дем'яна 1805 (in Ukrainian)
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ Aleksander Fredro Biography
External links edit
Literature edit
- Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область, Городоцький район, Вишня. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 257 (in Ukrainian)
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