Novoiavorivsk (Ukrainian: Новояворівськ, IPA: [nowoˈjɑworiu̯sʲk] ; Polish: Nowojaworowsk), alternatively transliterated Novoyavorivsk, is a city in the Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast of Ukraine. Novoiavorivsk hosts the administration of Novoiavorivsk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Its population is 31,366 (2022 estimate).[2]
Novoiavorivsk
Новояворівськ | |
|---|---|
 Town central square with Palace of Culture and monument to Taras Shevchenko in front | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Novoiavorivsk  Novoiavorivsk | |
| Coordinates: 49°55′52″N 23°34′23″E / 49.93111°N 23.57306°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Lviv Oblast |
| Raion | Yavoriv Raion |
| Hromada | Novoiavorivsk urban hromada |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Area | |
• Total | 203 km2 (78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 31,366 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 81053, 81054 |
| Area code | +380-3256 |
| Website | novmiskrada.com |
The name of the town translates to "New Yavoriv".
History
editThe town is about 45 minute trip from the oblast's administrative centre Lviv (30 km (19 mi)). 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 Yantarne (Ukrainian: Янтарне). In 1969 it was renamed to Novoiavorivsk.
In 1984, a town club was built here.[3]
In 1985, a new well-maintained school for 1,568 students was built here.[4] City since 1986.[5]
In January 1989 the population was 24 320 people.[6] The largest enterprise was a plant of reinforced concrete structures.[5]
In 2008, by a resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Novoiavorivske was renamed to the city of Novoiavorivsk. On September 23, 2008, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Resolution No. 578-VI, which included 757.2 hectares of land under the jurisdiction of the Novoiavorivsk City Council within the city limits and approved the total area of the city of 974.9 hectares. New city boundaries were established.
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. Novoiavorivsk is twinned with Leżajsk, Poland.
Transport
editA railway station is located here, it is called Jantarne Train Station. It has one or two regional trains per day. [5]
Notable people
edit- Vasyl Pryima — Ukrainian footballer
- Nazariy Rusyn — Ukrainian footballer
Sport
editThe town is home to ice hockey club HC Levy.
Gallery
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Stepana Bandery street (2008) - main street in Novoiavorivsk -
City Council (2016) -
Saint George church -
St. Peter and Paul Church (2009) -
Ice hockey venues (2016)
References
edit- ^ "Новояворовск городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ Ежегодник Большой Советской Энциклопедии, 1985 (вып. 29). М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1985. стр.177
- ^ Ежегодник Большой Советской Энциклопедии, 1986 (вып. 30). М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1986. стр.177
- ^ a b c Новояворовское // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 2. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.42
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
External links
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- Official website (in Ukrainian)