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Skhidnytsia

Coordinates: 49°13′25″N 23°21′11″E / 49.22361°N 23.35306°E / 49.22361; 23.35306
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Skhidnytsia
Східниця
Flag of Skhidnytsia
Coat of arms of Skhidnytsia
Skhidnytsia is located in Lviv Oblast
Skhidnytsia
Skhidnytsia
Skhidnytsia is located in Ukraine
Skhidnytsia
Skhidnytsia
Coordinates: 49°13′25″N 23°21′11″E / 49.22361°N 23.35306°E / 49.22361; 23.35306
Country Ukraine
OblastLviv Oblast
RaionDrohobych Raion
HromadaSkhidnytsia settlement hromada
Established15th century
Area
 • Total69 km2 (27 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
750 m (2,460 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total2,250
 • Density33/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
82391
Area code+38(03248)
Websiteселище Східниця (Ukrainian)

Skhidnytsia (Ukrainian: Східниця, Polish: Schodnica) is a rural settlement in Lviv Oblast, Western Ukraine. The settlement is part of Drohobych Raion and represented by the local Skhidnytsia Settlement Council. Skhidnytsia hosts the administration of the Skhidnytsia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 2,250 (2022 estimate)[2].

Description

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Wooden church (1901)

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 of Skhidnytsia was first mentioned in the documents of the 15th century.

Skhidnytsia is known for its deposits of mineral water. Today, there are 38 sources and 17 wells with different chemical composition of mineral water.[3]

Until 18 July 2020, Skhidnytsia belonged to Boryslav Municipality. As part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven, Boryslav Municipality was merged into Drohobych Raion.[4][5]

Until 26 January 2024, Skhidnytsia was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Skhidnytsia became a rural settlement.[6]

Synagogue

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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 used up to the German invasion in 1941.[7]

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Panoramic view of Skhidnytsia at the beginning of the 20th century

References

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  1. ^ "Сходницкая громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Around region excursions: Skhidnytsia and Morshyn
  4. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  5. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  6. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
  7. ^ Gruber, Samuel D. (2005). "Jewish Cemeteries, Synagogues, and Mass Grave Sites in Ukraine". United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad: Paper 94. School of Architecture.
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