Yasenytsia (Ukrainian: Ясениця, Polish: Jasionka Masiowa) is a village (selo) in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine. It belongs to Turka urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

Yasenytsia
Ясениця
Village
Yasenytsia is located in Lviv Oblast
Yasenytsia
Yasenytsia
Coordinates: 49°11′39″N 23°09′49″E / 49.19417°N 23.16361°E / 49.19417; 23.16361
CountryUkraine Ukraine
OblastLviv
RaionSambir
Area
3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Population
867
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)

The village was first mentioned in 1527. The village boasts an Orthodox church built in 1810.[2]

Until 18 July 2020, Yasenytsia belonged to Turka 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 Turka Raion was merged into Sambir Raion.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Турковская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ Rąkowski, Grzegorz (2013). Ukraińskie Karpaty i Podkarpacie. Część zachodnia (in Polish). Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz". p. 448. ISBN 978-83-62460-31-1.
  3. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  4. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.