Novoiavorivsk

Novoiavorivsk
City
Town central square with Palace of Culture and monument to Taras Shevchenko in front
Flag Coat of arms
Novoiavorivsk
Coordinates: 49°55′52″N 23°34′23″E / 49.93111°N 23.57306°E / 49.93111; 23.57306
Country	Ukraine
Province	Lviv Oblast
Raion	Yavoriv Raion
Founded	1965
Area
• Total	2,03 km2 (78 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	30,271
• Density	14,911/km2 (38,620/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	81053, 81054
Area code(s)	+380-3256
Website	novmiskrada.com

Novoiavorivsk or Novoyavorivsk (Ukrainian: Новояворівськ) is a city in Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. Population: 30,271 (2013 est.)^[1].

History

The town is about 45 minute trip from the oblast's administrative centre Lviv. The town is located on a major road, which ends at the border of Poland as the E40 and continues to Lviv.

The town was founded in 1965 as a workers' settlement called Jantarne (Ukrainian: Янтарне). In 1969 it was renamed to Novoiavorivsk.

Novoiavorivsk's city center contains a large square with the town's "Palace of Culture" building and the town's church. The town also contains a football field.

In the town based Hockey Club Levy.

The name of the town translates to "New Yavoriv".

Novoiavorivsk is twinned with Leżajsk, Poland.

Notable people

• Andriy "Kuzma" Kuzmenko — lead singer of the band "Skryabin".
• Vasyl Pryima (b. 1991) — Ukrainian footballer.
• Adriana Galetskaya (1978) — Ukrainian painter.

Gallery

• 
  Stepana Bandery street (2008) - main street in Novoiavorivsk
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  City Council (2016)
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  Store "Barvinok" (Барвінок, 2013)
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  St. Peter and Paul Church (2009)
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  Ice hockey venues (2016)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Novoiavorivsk.

• Official website (in Ukrainian)

Coordinates: 49°55′52″N 23°34′23″E / 49.93111°N 23.57306°E / 49.93111; 23.57306