Novoiavorivsk
Novoiavorivsk
Новояворівськ | |
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City | |
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Novoiavorivsk | |
Coordinates: 49°55′52″N 23°34′23″E / 49.93111°N 23.57306°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Province | Lviv Oblast |
Raion | Yavoriv Raion |
Founded | 1965 |
Area | |
• Total | 203 km2 (78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 31,280 |
• Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 81053, 81054 |
Area code(s) | +380-3256 |
Website | novmiskrada.com |
Novoiavorivsk or Novoyavorivsk (Ukrainian: Новояворівськ) is a city in Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. Population: 31,280 (2021 est.)[1].
The name of the town translates to "New Yavoriv".
History[]
The town is about 45 minute trip from the oblast's administrative centre Lviv. The town is located on a major road, which ends at the border of Poland as the E40 and continues to Lviv.
The town was founded in 1965 as a workers' settlement called Jantarne (Ukrainian: Янтарне). In 1969 it was renamed to Novoiavorivsk.
In 1984, a town club was built here.[2]
In 1985, a new well-maintained school for 1,568 students was built here.[3] City since 1986.[4]
In January 1989 the population was 24 320 people.[5] The largest enterprise was a plant of reinforced concrete structures.[4]
Novoiavorivsk's city center contains a large square with the town's "Palace of Culture" building and the town's church. The town also contains a football field.
In the town based Hockey Club Levy.
Novoiavorivsk is twinned with Leżajsk, Poland.
Transport[]
A railway station is located here, it is called Jantarne Train Station. It has one or two regional trains per day. [4]
Notable people[]
- Andriy "Kuzma" Kuzmenko — lead singer of the band "Skryabin".
- Vasyl Pryima (b. 1991) — Ukrainian footballer.
Gallery[]
Stepana Bandery street (2008) - main street in Novoiavorivsk
City Council (2016)
Saint George church
St. Peter and Paul Church (2009)
Ice hockey venues (2016)
References[]
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ Ежегодник Большой Советской Энциклопедии, 1985 (вып. 29). М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1985. стр.177
- ^ Ежегодник Большой Советской Энциклопедии, 1986 (вып. 30). М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1986. стр.177
- ^ a b c Новояворовское // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 2. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.42
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Novoiavorivsk. |
- Official website (in Ukrainian)
Coordinates: 49°55′52″N 23°34′23″E / 49.93111°N 23.57306°E
- Cities in Lviv Oblast
- Populated places established in 1965
- Populated places established in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
- Cities of district significance in Ukraine
- Lviv Oblast geography stubs