Novoiavorivsk
Novoiavorivsk | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 49°55′52″N 23°34′23″E / 49.93111°N 23.57306°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Province | Lviv Oblast |
Raion | Yavoriv Raion |
Founded | 1965 |
Area | |
• Total | 203 km2 (78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 30,271 |
• Density | 14,911/km2 (38,620/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 81053, 81054 |
Area code | +380-3256 |
Website | novmiskrada.com |
Novoiavorivsk or Novoyavorivsk (Template:Lang-uk) is a city in Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. Population: 30,271 (2013 est.)[1].
The town is about 45 minute trip from the oblast's administrative centre Lviv. The town is located on a major road, which ends at the border of Poland as the E40 and continues to Lviv.
The town was founded in 1965 as a workers' settlement called Jantarne (Template:Lang-uk). In 1969 it was renamed to Novoiavorivsk.
Novoiavorivsk's city center contains a large square with the town's "Palace of Culture" building and the town's church. The town also contains a football field.
In the town based Hockey Club Levy.
The name of the town translates to "New Yavoriv".
Novoiavorivsk is twinned with Leżajsk, Poland.
Notable people
- Andriy "Kuzma" Kuzmenko — lead singer of the band "Skryabin".
- Vasyl Pryima (b. 1991) — Ukrainian footballer.
- Adriana Galetskaya (1978) — Ukrainian painter.
Gallery
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Stepana Bandery street (2008) - main street in Novoiavorivsk
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City Council (2016)
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Store "Barvinok" (Барвінок, 2013)
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St. Peter and Paul Church (2009)
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Ice hockey venues (2016)
References
- ^ 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.
External links
49°55′52″N 23°34′23″E / 49.93111°N 23.57306°E