Mshana, Lviv Oblast
Mshana
Мшана | |
|---|---|
  Mshana | |
| Coordinates: 49°49′44″N 23°47′14″E / 49.82889°N 23.78722°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast (province) |  Lviv Oblast |
| Raion (district) | Lviv Raion |
| Hromada (municipality) | Horodok urban hromada |
| Established | 1453 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,433 km2 (553 sq mi) |
| Elevation /(average value of) | 293 m (961 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,821 |
| • Density | 19,686/km2 (50,990/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 81512 |
| Area code | +380 3231 |
| Website | село Мшана (Ukrainian) |
Mshana (Ukrainian: Мша́на) is a village (selo) in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It belongs to Horodok urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]
Geography
[edit]The village is situated at an altitude of 293 metres (960 ft) above sea level.
Through the village passes railway from Lviv to Przemyśl in Poland and is located at a distance of 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the highway in Ukraine 
M 11 connecting Lviv with Przemyśl. Distance from the district center of Horodok is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi), 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the regional center of Lviv and 81 kilometres (50 mi) to the Przemyśl.
History
[edit]The first record of the village dates back to 1453 year.[2] The origin of the name of the village probably derives from Polish words 'msha' (of God liturgy).[3]
Until 18 July 2020, Mshana belonged to Horodok 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 Horodok Raion was merged into Lviv Raion.[4][5]
Sights
[edit]The village has an architectural monument of local importance of Horodok Raion (Horodok district) – Introduction of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church (wooden, 1799) (1574 –м).[6]
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Church Introduction of the Blessed Virgin Mary -
Monument of Ivan Franko in the village Mshana -
Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary OCU -
Polish House in Mszana, before 1911
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References
[edit]- ^ "Городокская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ [1] (in Ukrainian)
- ^ pl:msza
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ Пам'ятки архітектури Городоцького району
External links
[edit]Literature
[edit]- Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 260
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