Leshniv

Leshniv (Ukrainian: Лешнів; Russian: Лешнев, romanized: Leshnev; Polish: Leszniów; Yiddish: לעשנעוו, romanized: Leshnev; Hebrew: לשניוב, romanized: Leshniuv) is a village (selo) in Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine. It belongs to Brody urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1]

Leshniv
Village
Coat of arms
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Lviv
Raion	Zolochiv
Area	1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Elevation	201 m (659 ft)
Population	1,148
• Density	695/km2 (1,800/sq mi)

From 1918 to 1939 the village was in Tarnopol Voivodeship in Poland. It was established in 1471. In 1921 the village had 1472 inhabitants. It has two cemeteries, a church and a cafe. It's around 20 kilometers from Brody.

Until 18 July 2020, Leshniv belonged to Brody 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 Brody Raion was merged into Zolochiv Raion.^[2][3]