Zavadka, Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast

Zavadka (Ukrainian: Зава́дка, Polish: Zawadka) is a small village (selo) in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Koziova rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] The population of village is just about 648 persons and local government is administered by Zavadkivska village council.^[2]

Zavadka, Skole Raion Завадка (Сколівський район)
village
Zavadka, Skole Raion
Coordinates: 49°00′46″N 23°10′31″E
Country	Ukraine
Province	Lviv Oblast
District	Stryi Raion
Established	1538
Area
• Total	246 km2 (95 sq mi)
Elevation /(average value of)	700 m (2,300 ft)
Population
• Total	648
• Density	26,341/km2 (68,220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	82622
Area code	+380 3251
Website	село Завадка (Ukrainian)

Geography

The village is located in the mountains, that is far from the central road. It is in the Ukrainian Carpathians within the limits of the Eastern Beskids on the northern slopes of the ridge Dovzhky.^[3]
The village is small and has an area of 2,46 km². It is situated at an altitude of 700 metres (2,300 ft) above sea level. Distance from the regional center Lviv is 148 kilometres (92 mi) , 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the district center Skole, and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the village Oriava.

History and attractions

The village was founded in 1538 and was known as Ilnychok.^[4]

Until 18 July 2020, Zavadka belonged to Skole 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 Skole Raion was merged into Stryi Raion.^[5][6]

The village has an architectural monument of local importance of Stryi Raion^[7] – the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1887 (wooden) – 2914-M.