Uhry, Lviv Oblast

Uhry Угри
village
Uhry
Coordinates: 49°43′48″N 23°36′40″E
Country	Ukraine
Province	Lviv Oblast
District	Horodok Raion
Established	1427
Area
• Total	217 km2 (84 sq mi)
Elevation /(average value of)	285 m (935 ft)
Population
• Total	1,134
• Density	52,258/km2 (135,350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	81553
Area code	+380 3231
Website	селище Угри (Ukrainian)

Uhry (Ukrainian: У́гри, previous name – Uhertsi, Polish: Uherce Niezabitowskie) is a village (selo) in the Lviv Oblast (province) of Western Ukraine. The village covers an area of 2,17 km² and the population is around 1134 people.
Local government is administered by Uhrivska village council.

Geography

The village Uhry is located in the Horodok district (Horodok Raion) at a distance of 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the highway in Ukraine M 11 connecting Lviv with Przemyśl. It is situated in the 37 kilometres (23 mi) from the regional center Lviv, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the district center Horodok and 64 kilometres (40 mi) to the Przemyśl.

History

Uhry was probably founded in the fifteenth century; records first mention it in 1427. The village has been of the Polish family Nezabytovsky until First World War. The Nezabytovski family were held in high esteem and respect for among the local population.

Cult constructions and religion

In the village there are two churches:

• Church of St. Paraskeva.
• Roman Catholic Church - Chapel Nezabytovskyh 1902.

Gallery

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  Church of St. Paraskeva.
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  Church of St. Paraskeva. Ugry, Horodok Raion
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  Chapel Nezabytovskyh in the village Ugry
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  The figure of Jesus Christ in the village Ugry

External links

• Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII, S 752 (in Polish)
• village Uhry
• weather.in.ua

Literature

• Ukrainian: (Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р.) Page 261.