Opory

Opory (Ukrainian: Опори, Polish: Opary) is a village in the Medenychi settlement hromada of the Drohobych Raion of Lviv Oblast in Ukraine.^[1]

Opory Опори
Bus stop in Opory Ukraine
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Coordinates: 49°24′53″N 23°41′47″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Lviv Oblast
Raion	Drohobych Raion
Hromada	Medenychi rural hromada
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	82164

History

The village was part of Poland until 1945, located in the Lwów Voivodeship, within the Drohobych County and the Medenice, 18 kilometers northeast of Drohobych.

In 1843, Władysław Łoziński – a Polish novelist, historian, and secretary of the Ossoliński National Institute – was born in Opary.

On 19 July 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Drohobych Raion, the village became part of the Drohobych Raion.^[2]

Religion

• Saints Constantine and Helen church (1830)^[3]

Notable residents

• Vasyl Boiko [uk] (1942–2020), Ukrainian scientist, doctor of technical sciences, professor, academician
• Władysław Łoziński (1843–1913), Polish writer, historian and art collector, known for his books about the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth