Radekhiv
Radekhiv (Ukrainian: Раде́хів, Polish: Radziechów) is a city in Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It is administrative center of the Radekhiv Raion. Population: 9,600 (2013 est.)[1].
Radekhiv Радехів Radziechów (in Polish) | |
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 Church in Radekhiv | |
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| Coordinates: 50°16′58″N 24°38′15″E | |
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| Raion | Radekhiv Raion |
| First mentioned | 1472 |
| Magdeburg rights | 1752 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.26 km2 (6.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 231 m (758 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 9,600 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 80200 |
| Area code(s) | +380-3255 |
| Website | http://radekhiv-miskrada.in.ua/ |
Ed Stelmach, the premier of the Canadian province of Alberta from 2006 to 2011, is descended from immigrants who arrived in Canada from Radekhiv. The town is the birthplace of Polish lawyer and government minister Kazimierz Wladyslaw Kumaniecki, Polish diplomat Marian Szumlakowski, and Polish art historian Juliusz Ross.
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City hall
Old brewery
Wooden church in Radekhiv
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- Чисельність наявного населення України [Actual population of Ukraine] (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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