Zavadka, Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast

Zavadka, Skole Raion
Завадка (Сколівський район)
Zavadka, Skole Raion
Coordinates: 49°00′46″N 23°10′31″E / 49.01278°N 23.17528°E / 49.01278; 23.17528
Country Ukraine
OblastLviv Oblast
DistrictStryi Raion
Established1538
Area
 • Total
246 km2 (95 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
700 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 • Total
648
 • Density26,341/km2 (68,220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
82622
Area code+380 3251
Websiteсело Завадка (Ukrainian)

Zavadka (Ukrainian: Зава́дка, Polish: Zawadka) is a small village (selo) in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Koziova rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The village has a population of about 648 persons, and its local government is administered by the Zavadkivska village council.[2]

Geography

The village is located in the mountains, far from the main road. It is in the Ukrainian Carpathians within the limits of the Eastern Beskids on the northern slopes of the ridge Dovzhky.[3]
The village is small and covers an area of 2.46 km2. It is situated at an altitude of 700 metres (2,300 ft) above sea level. Distance from the regional center Lviv is 148 kilometres (92 mi) , 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the district center Skole, and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the village Oriava.

History and attractions

The village was founded in 1538 and was originally known as Ilnychok.[4]

Until 18 July 2020, Zavadka belonged to Skole Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Skole Raion was merged into Stryi Raion.[5][6]

The village has an architectural monument of local importance in Stryi Raion;[7] the wooden Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in 1887 (2914-M).

References

  1. ^ "Козовская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ Завадківська сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
  3. ^ Довжки (хребет) (in Ukrainian)
  4. ^ Село Завадка (Львівська обл., Сколівський р-н): карта вулиць (in Ukrainian)
  5. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  6. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  7. ^ Пам'ятки архітектури Сколівського району (in Ukrainian)

Literature

  • Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область, Завадка. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 716 (in Ukrainian)