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Truskavets (Ukrainian: Трускавець, translit. Truskavets’; Polish: Truskawiec) is a city in western Ukraine's Lviv Oblast (province), near the border with Poland. The city is designated as a separate raion (district) within the oblast, and is located at approximately 49°28′N, 23°50′E. Romanization or Latinization of Ukrainian denotes a system for representing the Ukrainian language in Latin letters. ... For other uses, see City (disambiguation). ... Lviv Oblast is an oblast of western Ukraine, created on December 4, 1939. ... Oblast (Czech: oblast, Slovak: oblasÅ¥, Russian and Ukrainian: , Belarusian: , Bulgarian: о́бласт) refers to a subnational entity in some countries. ... A raion (or rayon) (Russian and Ukrainian: ; Belarusian раён; Azeri: rayon, Latvian: rajons, Georgian: , raioni) is one of two kinds of administrative subdivisions in languages of some post-Soviet states: a subnational entity and a subdivision of a city. ...


Truskavets is famous for its mineral springs, which have made it one of Ukraine's great resorts. For most visitors the primary goal is consuming the various 'local waters.' The most famous is the sulfur-scented, slightly saline 'Naftusya.'


The town lies in an attractive little valley in the Carpathian foothills and is easily reached from L'viv by bus or train. The vast majority of tourists who come to Truskavets are either Ukrainian or Russian. 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...


He to 1939 year lay on territory of Poland.


Further reading

  • Brian R. Banks (2006). Muse & Messiah: The Life, Imagination & Legacy of Bruno Schulz (1892-1942). Inkermen Press UK. ISBN 0955182964.  An account of the town and neighborhood including Drohobycz along with its relationship to this author and his friends like other Polish writers such as Zofia Nałkowska and Witkacy.

Graves of Julian Tuwim and Zofia Nałkowska in Powązki Cemetery in Warsaw Zofia Nałkowska (1884, Warsaw, Poland - 1954, Warsaw, Poland) was a Polish writer. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

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