Lybohora (Ukrainian: Либохо́ра, Polish: Libochora) is a village (selo) in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast (province) of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Slavske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The village has under 1,000 inhabitants and its area is 1,46 km2.
Lybohora
Либохора Libochora | |
|---|---|
  Lybohora  Lybohora | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′46″N 23°30′46″E / 48.89611°N 23.51278°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Lviv |
| Raion | Stryi Raion |
| Established | 1300 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.46 km2 (0.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation /(average value of) | 589 m (1,932 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 918 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 82632 |
| Area code | +380 3251 |
| Website | село Либохорa(Ukrainian) |
Local government is administered by Lybokhorivska village council.[2]
Geography edit
The village is located between high mountains. The second highest peak of Lviv region - Mount Magura (1,362.7 metres (4,471 ft)) towers over the village.[3]
Lybohora is located 129 kilometres (80 mi) of the regional center Lviv is, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) of the district center Skole, and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) of the urban village Slavske.
History and attractions edit
The village was founded probably around 1300,[4] but began to be mentioned in written sources in the 14th and 15th centuries.[5]
Until 18 July 2020, Lybohora belonged to Skole 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 Skole Raion was merged into Stryi Raion.[6][7]
The village has an architectural monument of local importance of Stryi Raion – Christmas Church (wood.) 1790 (1496-M).[8]
References edit
- ^ "Славская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Lybokhorivska village council Archived 2014-12-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Маґура (in Ukrainian)
- ^ [1] (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Заселення Сколівщини(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.
- ^ Пам'ятки архітектури Сколівського району (1496-M)(in Ukrainian)
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