Skhidnytsia

Skhidnytsia

Східниця
*Schodnica*
Skhidnytsia Східниця Schodnica
Urban settlement
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	Skhidnytsia Skhidnytsia
	Coordinates: 49°13′25″N 23°21′11″E / 49.22361°N 23.35306°E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Lviv Oblast
Municipality	Boryslav
Established	15th century
Area
• Total	69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Elevation /(average value of)	750 m (2,460 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	2,255
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	82391
Area code	+38(03248)
Website	селище Східниця (Ukrainian)

Skhidnytsia (Ukrainian: Схі́дниця, Polish: Schodnica) is an urban-type settlement in Lviv Oblast, Western Ukraine. The town is part of Boryslav Municipality, and represented by local Skhidnytska settlement council. Population: 2,255 (2016 est.)^[1].

Description

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]