Oriava (Ukrainian: Оря́ва, Polish: Orawa) is a village (selo) in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. Village Oriava is located in the Ukrainian Carpathians, within the limits of the Eastern Beskids ( Skole Beskids ) in southern Lviv Oblast. It belongs to Kozova rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The village is located along the river with the same name Oriava.[2]
It is 133 kilometres (83 mi) from the city of Lviv, 61 kilometres (38 mi) from Stryi, and 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Skole.
Local government– Oriavska village council.[3]
Oriava
Орява | |
|---|---|
 The general view of village Oriava. | |
  Oriava | |
| Coordinates: 48°55′18″N 23°17′44″E / 48.92167°N 23.29556°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province |  Lviv Oblast |
| District | Stryi Raion |
| Established | 1574 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33 km2 (13 sq mi) |
| Elevation /(average value of) | 671 m (2,201 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 523 |
| • Density | 19,182/km2 (49,680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 82640 |
| Area code | +380 3251 |
| Website | село Орява (Ukrainian) |
The first mention of Oriava dates from 1574.[4]
Until 18 July 2020, Oriava 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.[5][6]
Attractions edit
_1882._Oriava.JPG)
The village has an architectural monument of local importance of Skole Raion (Skole district).[7]
- Church of the Nativity Blessed Virgin Mary (wood) 1882 (the previous name - Church of St. Arch. Michael).
References edit
- ^ "Козовская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Oriava (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Орявська сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
- ^ [1] (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 (in Ukrainian)
External links edit
- Населенні пункти Сколівського району - Орява (in Ukrainian)
- Сколівщина.-Львів.1996 (in Ukrainian)
- weather.in.ua
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