Yavoriv

Yavoriv
—  City  —
Coat of arms
Yavoriv
Coordinates: 49°56′49″N 23°23′35″E
Country	Ukraine
Province	Lviv Oblast
Raion	Yavorivskyi Raion
Founded	14th century
Magdeburg law	1569
Area
• Total	23.35 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation	296 m (971 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	13,285
• Density	569.050/km2 (1,473.8/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	81000
Area code(s)	+380-3259

Yavoriv (Ukrainian: Яворів; Polish: Jaworów) is a city located in the Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Yavoriv Raion and rests approximately 50 km west of the oblast capital, Lviv.

The current estimated population is around 13,500 (as of 2001).

Not far from it is the watering-place of Shklo with sulphur springs. The town was first mentioned in written documents in 1376 and received Magdeburg rights in 1569. It was a favorite residence of king John III Sobieski, who there received the congratulations from the Pope on his success against the Turks at Vienna (1683).

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Ukraine

Twin towns — Sister cities

Yavoriv is twinned with:

City	Country	Year
Jarosław	Poland	2006
Węgorzewo	Poland
Lubaczów	Poland
Trakai	Lithuania

See also

• Battle of Jaworow

References

Sources

• Yavoriv, Ukraine
• Official Website Statistics
• Yavorov Jewish History

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

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