Lavriv

Lavriv (Ukrainian: Лаврі́в) is a small village in Sambir Raion (district), Lviv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It belongs to Staryi Sambir urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] The population of the village is just 433 people^[2], and local government is administered by Velykolinynska village council.^[3]

Lavriv Лаврів
village
Lavriv
Coordinates: 49°23′23″N 22°52′20″E
Country	Ukraine
Province	Lviv Oblast
District	Sambir Raion
Established	1291
Area
• Total	342 km2 (132 sq mi)
Elevation /(average value of)	507 m (1,663 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	461
• Density	1,348/km2 (3,490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	82076
Area code	+380 3238
Website	село Лаврів(Ukrainian)

Geography

The village is located in the foothills of the Carpathians terrain of the Staryi Sambir Raion. The nearest railway station is in the village Tershiv (9 kilometres (5.6 mi)). The village is located near the road Highway H13 (Ukraine)^[4] ( H 13) from Lviv – Sambir to Uzhhorod. Distance from the regional center Lviv is 106 kilometres (66 mi) , 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from the district center Staryi Sambir, and 205 kilometres (127 mi) from Uzhhorod.

History and Attractions

The first record of the village dates back to 1291 year.^[5] According to legend, in the village was buried Knyaz Leo I of Galicia^[6] (ca. 1228 – ca. 1301) became in turn Knyaz of Belz (1245–1264), Knyaz of Peremyshl, Knyaz of Halych (1264–1269) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1271–1301).

Until 18 July 2020, Bilychi belonged to Staryi Sambir 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 Staryi Sambir Raion was merged into Sambir Raion.^[7][8]

Lavriv Svyatoonufriyivskyy monastery was founded in the middle of the 13th century in the village of Lavriv.^[9]