Velykyi Liubin

Velykyi Liubin (Ukrainian: Великий Любінь; Polish: Lubień Wielki) is a rural settlement in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast, western Ukraine. The settlement has a balneological and cardiological resort and sanatorium. It hosts the administration of Velykyi Liubin settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] Local government is administered by Velykoliubinska Settlement Council.^[2] Population: 4,528 (2022 estimate).^[3]

Velykyi Liubin Великий Любінь
Rural settlement
From Upper left: (1,2) St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church; (3) The wooden Greek Catholic Church of St. Nicholas, 1854; (4) Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St.Nicholas the Wonderworker.
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Coordinates: 49°43′26″N 23°44′01″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Lviv Oblast
Raion	Lviv Raion
Hromada	Velykyi Liubin settlement hromada
Established	13th century
Area
• Total	3,345 km2 (1,292 sq mi)
Elevation /(average value of)	275 m (902 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	4,528
• Density	1.4/km2 (3.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	81556; 81555
Area code	+380 3231
Website	Великий Любінь, Офіційний сайт громади(Ukrainian)

Geography

The settlement Velykyi Liubin is located along the Highway Ukraine ( H 13) – Lviv – Sambir – Uzhhorod. Distance from the regional center Lviv is the 28 kilometres (17 mi), 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the district center Horodok and 284 kilometres (176 mi) from Uzhhorod.

History

The area of the settlement totals is 33.45 km² and the population is about 4550 people.^[4]

Until 18 July 2020, Velykyi Liubin 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.^[5][6]

Until 26 January 2024, Velykyi Liubin was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Velykyi Liubin became a rural settlement.^[7]

Religious structures and attractions

In the settlement there are three religious communities. This religious community of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate and Religious Community of the Roman Catholic Church.
At today in the settlement is the wooden Greek Catholic Church,^[8] St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church (2000), Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Częstochowa (1930–1932).