Borynia, Ukraine
Borynia
Бориня | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
  Borynia Location of Borynia | |
| Coordinates: 49°04′40″N 22°59′43″E / 49.07778°N 22.99528°E | |
| Country Oblast Raion |  Ukraine Lviv Oblast Turka Raion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 1,443 |
| Area code | +380 3269 |
| Website | смт Бориня (Ukrainian) |
Borynia (Ukrainian: Бо́риня) is an urban-type settlement in Turka Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine along the flow of the Stryi River. Remotely 145 kilometres (90 mi) from the city of Lviv,[1] 106 kilometres (66 mi) from Uzhhorod, and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Turka. Local government — Borynska settlement council.[2] Population: 1,443 (2013 est.)[3].
The main occupation of the population is agriculture and forestry.
The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1552.[4] In 1870 a treasure of Roman coins from Emperor Trajan times, were discovered in Borynia.
Notes
- ^ DELLA
- ^ Borynska settlement council Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich - wynik wyszukiwania - DIR". dir.icm.edu.pl. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
References
- weather.in.ua
- Карпатський народ (in Ukrainian)
Literature
- Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р.
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