Zavadiv, Stryi Raion

Zavadiv (Ukrainian: Зава́дів) village (selo) in the Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast (province) of Western Ukraine. The first written mention dates back to year 1504.[1]
Local government is administered by Zavadivska village council.[2] The population of the village is just about 1197 people.

Zavadiv

Завадів
Zavadiv
Coordinates: 49°15′12″N 23°25′54″E
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
District Stryi Raion
Established1504
Area
  Total1,589 km2 (614 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
304 m (997 ft)
Population
  Total1,197
  Density7,533/km2 (19,510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
82433
Area code+380 3245
Websiteсело Завадів (Ukrainian)

Geography

The village Zavadiv is located in the Stryiskyi district (Stryi Raion) at a distance 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the district center Stryi, 78 kilometres (48 mi) from the regional center of Lviv and 27 kilometres (17 mi) from the City of regional significance Drohobych. It is located near the village Holobutiv.

Personalities and sights

The village has of monumental art sights of local importance.[3]

Ostap Nyzhankivsky lived for a time in the village Zavadiv. He was initiator the construction and opening of the monument to Taras Shevchenko.[5] Taras Shevchenko monument built in the village in 1916.[6] It is the oldest monument to Taras Shevchenko, where the poet is depicted in the full size.[7]

References

Literature

  • Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р., сторінка 834


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