Lysovychi

Lysovychi
Лисовичі
village

The Church of St. Demetrius and of the Epiphany
Lysovychi
Coordinates: UA 49°07′23″N 23°53′13″E / 49.12306°N 23.88694°E / 49.12306; 23.88694Coordinates: UA 49°07′23″N 23°53′13″E / 49.12306°N 23.88694°E / 49.12306; 23.88694
Country  Ukraine
Province  Lviv Oblast
District Stryi Raion
Established 1702
Area
  Total 18,5 km2 (71 sq mi)
Elevation/(average value of) 346 m (1,135 ft)
Population
  Total 1,170
  Density 63,24/km2 (16,380/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 82486
Area code +380 3245
Website село Лисовичі (Ukrainian)

Lysovychi (Ukrainian: Лисо́вичі ) is a village in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine.[1]
Local government is administered by Lysovytska village council.[2]
The population of the village is about 1770 people. [3]

Geography

The village is located in the Carpathian Foothills and is located at a distance of 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the district center of Stryi along the road Highway H10 (Ukraine)[4] (H10) from Stryi to Chișinău and 88 kilometres (55 mi) from the regional center of Lviv, 84 kilometres (52 mi) from the regional center of Ivano-Frankivsk (administrative center of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast).[5]
And this village is located on the altitude of 346 metres (1,140 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention dates back to year 1702. According to other sources Lysovychi were first mentioned in written sources in 1371. During the First World War, the village was the scene of fierce fighting, the ground was burned, crops destroyed.[6]

Monuments of architecture

The village has two sights of architecture Stryi district:[7]

Personalities

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Literature


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