Velykyi Liubin
Velykyi Liubin (Ukrainian: Вели́кий Лю́бінь) is an urban-type settlement located in Horodok Raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. The settlement has a balneological and cardiological resort and sanatorium.
Local government is administered by Velykoliubinska town council.[1] Population: 4,589 (2020 est.)[2]
Velykyi Liubin
Великий Любінь | |
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From Upper left: (1,2) St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church; (3) The wooden Greek Catholic Church of St. Nicholas, 1854; (4) Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St.Nicholas the Wonderworker. | |
Flag Coat of arms | |
Velykyi Liubin Velykyi Liubin | |
Coordinates: 49°43′26″N 23°44′01″E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Lviv Oblast |
District | Horodok Raion |
Established | 13th century |
Area | |
• Total | 3,345 km2 (1,292 sq mi) |
Elevation /(average value of) | 275 m (902 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,589 |
• Density | 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 81556; 81555 |
Area code | +380 3231 |
Website | Великий Любінь, райцентр Городок, облцентр Львів(Ukrainian) |
Geography
The settlement Velykyi Liubin is located along the Highway Ukraine ( H13) – Lviv – Sambir – Uzhhorod. Distance from the regional center Lviv is the 28 kilometres (17 mi), 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the district center Horodok and 284 kilometres (176 mi) from Uzhhorod.
History
Today this is an urban-type settlement. Area of the settlement totals is 33,45 km2 and the population is about 4550 people. [3]
Religious structures and attractions
In the settlement there are three religious communities. This religious community of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate and Religious Community of the Roman Catholic Church.
At today in the settlement is the wooden Greek Catholic Church,[4] St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church (2000), Church of St.Nicholas the Wonderworker and Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Czestochowa (1930–1932 years.)
References
- Velykoliubinska town council
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- С.м.т. Великий Любінь: карта вулиць (in Ukrainian)
- Дерев'яні церкви Західної Укреїни/Великий Любінь, Церква Св. Миколи 1854 (in Ukrainian)
External links
- З історії Любеня Великого (in Ukrainian)
- weather.in.ua/ Velykyi Liubin'
Literature
- Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область, Городоцький район, Великий Любінь. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 227 (in Ukrainian)