Vynnyky

Vynnyky (Ukrainian: Ви́нники) is a city in Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. Population: 16,902 (2016 est.)[1].

Vynnyky

Винники
City of district significance
View of Vynnyky.
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Location of Vynnyky, Ukraine
Vynnyky
Vynnyky (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 49°48′56″N 24°07′47″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Lviv Oblast
RaionLychakiv Raion
First mentioned1368
Area
 • Total6.7 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total16,902
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Area code(s)+380-322

The city is part of Lviv Municipality and is part of Lychakiv Raion of the city of Lviv.

History

Since the mid-14th century, until the Partitions of Poland, Vynnyky, called in Polish Winniki, belonged to Ruthenian Voivodeship, Kingdom of Poland. From 1772–1918, it was part of Austrian Galicia, and in the interbellum period, the town returned to Poland, as part of Lwow Voivodeship. In 1925 the population of the city accounted for 6,000 residents out which 3,300 were Polish, 2,150 – Ruthenians, 350 – Jewish, and 200 – Germans.

  • Church of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist in Vynnyky
  • Stores and cigarette factory in Vynnyky

People from Vynnyky
  • Andreas Bolek (1894-1945); Austrian Nazi
  • Myron Markevych — Ukrainian football manager
  • Antoni Laub - Polish painter
  • Robert Reyman - general of the Polish Army
  • Jerzy Rosolowicz - Polish painter

International relations
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Ukraine

Twin towns - sister cities

Vynnyky is twinned with:

References
  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  2. "Partnerstwo Samorządów Siłą Europy". Europa Miast (in Polish). Retrieved 2013-08-13.


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