Verkhniachka, Lviv Oblast
Verkhniachka
Верхня́чка | |
|---|---|
  Verkhniachka | |
| Coordinates: 48°46′31″N 23°14′31″E / 48.77528°N 23.24194°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province |  Lviv Oblast |
| District | Stryi Raion |
| Established | 1730 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 174 km2 (67 sq mi) |
| Elevation /(average value of) | 830 m (2,720 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 939 |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 82654 |
| Area code | +380 3251 |
| Website | Верхнячка, райцентр Сколе (Ukrainian) |
Verkhniachka (Template:Lang-uk) – a small village (selo) in the Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast (province) of Western Ukraine (name to year 1954 - Template:Lang-uk). It belongs to Kozova rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population of the village is about 939 people and Local government is administered by Verkhniachkivska village council.[2]
Geography
The village is located deep of the Carpathian Mountains of Ukraine[3] within the limits of the Eastern Beskids, on the altitude of 830 metres (2,700 ft) above sea level, which forms here the mountain climate.[4]
It is at a distance 55 kilometres (34 mi) from the Highway M06 (Ukraine) (
M 06).
Distance from the regional center Lviv is 159 kilometres (99 mi) , 51 kilometres (32 mi) from the district center Skole, and 151 kilometres (94 mi) from the
Uzhhorod.
Stryi River originates on the outskirts of the village.
History and Attractions
The first written record of the village dates from 1730 and its first name - Vyzliv (Template:Lang-uk).
In the village is an architectural monument of local importance of Stryi Raion. It is a wooden Church of Annunciation Virgin (1832) [5]
Until 18 July 2020, Verkhniachka 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]
References
- ^ "Козовская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Верхнячківська сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine\Carpathian Mountains
- ^ Село Верхнячка: карта вулиць (in Ukrainian)
- ^ Церква Благовіщення Пресвятої Богородиці (с.Верхнячка, Львівська обл.): карта (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.
External links
Literature
- Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область, Сколівський район, Верхня́чка. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 715 (in Ukrainian)
