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Skhidnytsia
Східниця
Urban settlement
Flag of Skhidnytsia
Flag
Coat of arms of Skhidnytsia
Coat of arms
Skhidnytsia is located in Lviv Oblast
Skhidnytsia
Skhidnytsia
Skhidnytsia is located in Ukraine
Skhidnytsia
Skhidnytsia
Coordinates: 49°13′25″N 23°21′11″E / 49.22361°N 23.35306°E / 49.22361; 23.35306
Country Ukraine
Oblast Lviv Oblast
Raionsize Drohobych Raion
HromadaSkhidnytsia settlement hromada
Established15th century
Area
 • Total69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
750 m (2,460 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,279
 • Density33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
82391
Area code+38(03248)
Websiteселище Східниця (Ukrainian)

Skhidnytsia (Ukrainian: Схі́дниця) is an urban-type settlement in Lviv Oblast, Western Ukraine. The town is part of Drohobych Raion, and represented by local Skhidnytska settlement council. Population: 2,279 (2020 est.)[1].

Description

Wooden church (1901)

Skhidnytsia located at an altitude of 600 metres (2,000 ft) – 900 metres (3,000 ft) above sea level. The mountains around the town reach a height of 823 metres (2,700 ft).

Distance to the regional center of Lviv is 102 kilometres (63 mi), to the Boryslav – 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) and to the Drohobych is 25 kilometres (16 mi).

The settlement Skhidnytsia was first mentioned in the documents of the 15th century.

The urban-type settlement Skhidnytsia is known for its deposits mineral waters. For today there are 38 sources and 17 wells with different chemical composition of mineral water.[2]

Synagogue

The only wooden synagogue in Ukraine that was not destroyed during World War II stands in Skhidnytsia. It was built in the late 19th century. The simple building has 12 windows and was in use up to the German invasion in 1941.[3]

  • Abandoned oil pump
    Abandoned oil pump
  • Wooden synagogue
    Wooden synagogue
Panoramic view of Skhidnytsia at the beginning of the 20th century

References

  1. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2020 року / Population of Ukraine Number of Existing as of January 1, 2020 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2023.
  2. ^ Around region excursions: Skhidnytsia and Morshyn
  3. ^ Gruber, Samuel D., "Jewish Cemeteries, Synagogues, and Mass Grave Sites in Ukraine" (2005). Full list of publications from School of Architecture. Paper 94. http://surface.syr.edu/rel/22/
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