L'viv (Львівська область, L’vivs’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian, Lwów in Polish, Lemberg in German) is a region of western Ukraine, created on December 4, 1939. Its capital is the city of L'viv. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... See rayon for the textile made of processed cellulose. ... Ukrainian is an East Slavic language, one of three members of this language group, the other two being Russian and Belarusian. ... Polish (polski, język polski) is the official language of Poland. ... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ... Ukraine is subdivided into 24 regions (oblasti, singular oblast), 1 autonomous republic (avtonomna respublika), and 2 municipalities (mista, singular misto) with special legal status. ... Ukraine (Україна, Ukrayina in Ukrainian; Украина in Russian) is a republic in eastern Europe which borders Russia to the east, Belarus to the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, Romania and Moldova to the southwest and the Black Sea to the south. ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Lviv coat of arms Motto: Semper fidelis Municipal government City council (Львівська міська рада) Mayor City chairman Lyubomyr Bunyak Area 171,01 km² Population    total 2000    density 808,900 4786/km² Founded city rights 13th century 1353 Area code + 0322 Latitude Longitude 49°51′ N 24°01′ E Twin towns...

History

The oblast's strategic position at the heart of central Europe and as the gateway to the Carpathians has caused it to change hands many times over the centuries. It was ruled variously by Great Moravia, Kyivan Rus', the independent Ukrainian state of Halych-Volynia (circa 1200–1400, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (circa 1400–1795, the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1795 to 1918 and Poland from 1918-1939, when it was part of the Lwów Voivodship of the Second Republic of Poland. The region's historically dominant Ukrainian population declared the area to be a part of an independent Western Ukrainian Republic in 1918 but this endured only briefly. Local autonomy was provided in international treaties but later on those were not honored by the Polish government and the area experienced much ethnic tension between the Polish and Ukrainian population. Great Moravia (Czech Velká Morava, Slovak Veľká Morava, Latin Magna Moravia) was a Slav state existing on the territory of present-day Moravia and Slovakia between 833 and the early 10th century. ... Halych-Volynia principality was the Ruthenian successor state of Kievan Rus on the territory of Rus menora (Rus propria) including the lands of Red Ruthenia, Black Ruthenia, and the remainder of southwestern Rus. This state also briefly controlled the region of Bessarabia and Moldavia. ... Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Events January 16 - French occupy Utrecht, Netherlands. ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Republic of Poland, a democratic country with a population of 38,626,349 and area of 312,685 km², is located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania and... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War I After World War I and the collapse of the Russian, German and Austro-Hungarian Empires, Poland became an independent republic. ... Western Ukraine (Західно-українська Народна Республіка, West-Ukrainian Peoples Republic) was a short-lived republic that existed in late 1918 and early 1919 in eastern Galicia, Bukovina and Transcarpathia and included the cities of Lviv, Kolomyja, and Stanislav. ... The Poles are a western Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with Poland and the Polish language. ... The Ukrainians are a Slavic people of central-eastern Europe. ...

It only became part of the Soviet Union under the terms of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, when it was annexed to the Ukrainian SSR. It was occupied by Nazi Germany from 1941-1944 and remained in Soviet hands after World War II as was arranged during the conferences Teheran and Yalta. Thanks to its historical development, L'viv is one of the least Russified and Sovietized parts of Ukraine, with much of its Hapsburg heritage still visible today. Soviet Union - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Molotov (left), Ribbentrop (in black) and Stalin (far right) The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, also known as the Hitler-Stalin pact or Nazi-Soviet pact and formally known as the Treaty of Nonaggression between Germany and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was a non-aggression treaty between Germany and Russia... State motto: Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся! Official language None. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... From left to right, Stalin, Roosevelt, and Churchill The Tehran Conference was the meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill between November 28 and December 1, 1943 that took place in Tehran, Iran. ... The Yalta Conference, sometimes called the Crimea conference and codenamed the Argonaut Conference, was the wartime meeting from February 4 to 11, 1945 between the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. ... This article is about the political term. ... This article is about the political term. ... Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. ...

The region and its capital city take their name from the time of Halych-Volynia, when Danylo, the King of Rus' founded L'viv, naming the city after his son, Lev (Leo). During this time, the general region around L'viv was known as Red Ruthenia (Cherven' Rus'). Danylo King of Rus or Danylo of Galicia (properly Danylo Romanovich or Даниил Романович), (1201-1264) Knyaz of Halych (1205–1206, 1211–1212, 1229–1231, 1233–1235, 1238–1255), Peremyshl (1211, todays Przemyśl, Poland), Vladimir and Volhyn (1212–1231), King of Galicia (1253–1264). ... Lviv coat of arms Motto: Semper fidelis Municipal government City council (Львівська міська рада) Mayor City chairman Lyubomyr Bunyak Area 171,01 km² Population    total 2000    density 808,900 4786/km² Founded city rights 13th century 1353 Area code + 0322 Latitude Longitude 49°51′ N 24°01′ E Twin towns... Red Ruthenia (Polish: Ruś Czerwona, Latin: Ruthenia Rubra or Russia Rubra) is the name used since the medieval times to refer to the area known as Eastern Galicia prior to World War I. History Originally it was related to a certain territory between Western Bug and Wieprz rivers. ...

Geography and economy

The terrain of L'viv Oblast is highly varied, ranging from open steppes to dense forests, with intensively cultivated river basins and forested mountains. The chief industries are agriculture, cattle and sheep farming and forestry. Significant mineral extraction also occurs, and the region also possesses oil and natural gas deposits which are piped to the city of L'viv and used locally. The steppe of Western Kazakhstan in early spring In physical geography, steppe (from Slavic step) is a plain without trees (apart from those near rivers and lakes); it is similar to a prairie, although a prairie is generally reckoned as being dominated by tall grasses, while short grasses are said... This article is about forests as a massing of trees. ... Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... This article is about the animal, sheep; for other meanings of Sheep, see Sheep (disambiguation). ... Forestry (formally known as silviculture) is the art, science, and practice of studying and managing forests and related natural resources. ... Oil is a generic term for organic liquids that are not miscible with water. ... Natural gas - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...

Principal Cities and Towns

• L'viv
• Drohobych
• Chervonohrad
• Stryi
• Sambir
• Boryslav
• Khodoriv

Lviv coat of arms Motto: Semper fidelis Municipal government City council (Львівська міська рада) Mayor City chairman Lyubomyr Bunyak Area 171,01 km² Population    total 2000    density 808,900 4786/km² Founded city rights 13th century 1353 Area code + 0322 Latitude Longitude 49°51′ N 24°01′ E Twin towns... Drohobycz (the Polish and German name; in Russian Дpoгoбыч Drogobych, in Ukrainian Дpoгoбич Drohobych; in Yiddish דראָביטש Drobitsh or Drubitsh) is a city in Ukraine, in the Lvivska oblast. Population 77,200 (2004). ... Krystynopol is a city in the Ukraine. ...

Demographics

• Male/female ratio: 48%/52%
• Nationalities: 90% of region's population are Ukrainians; 200,000 people are Russians; there are also smaller German and Polish minorities.

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Religion

56% of the religious organisations active in L'viv adhere to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic (Uniate) Church. The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a successor church to the acceptance of Christianity by Prince Volodymyr (also Vladimir) in Kyiv (Kiev), in 988. ...

Local Historical and Cultural Sites

L'viv contains a well-preserved main square (Rynok) and numerous historical and beautiful churches. Other sites of interest are the historic Lychakivskiy Cemetery, the local museum of folklore, and the high castle ruins. There is also a museum of military artifacts, the "Arsenal". Cemetery in 2003 Lychakivskiy Cemetery (Polish Cmentarz Łyczakowski) is a famous cemetery in Lviv. ...

Well-preserved local wooden churches can be found in the surrounding countryside, as can the Olesky Zamok (castle). A local museum of Ukrainian art and an institution of higher learning (Ivan Franko State University) are also present.

References

• Source for statistics used: L'viv Regional State Administration Web Site (http://www.loda.gov.ua/eng/region/) - accessed February 29, 2004.

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External links

• L'viv Regional State Administration Web Site (http://www.loda.gov.ua/eng/region/)
• Symbols and flags (http://flagspot.net/flags/ua-lv.html)