Leshniv

Leshniv (Ukrainian: Лешнів; Russian: Лешнев, romanized: Leshnev; Polish: Leszniów; Yiddish: לעשנעוו, romanized: Leshnev; Hebrew: לשניוב, romanized: Leshniuv) is a village (selo) in Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine. It belongs to Brody urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

Leshniv
Village
Coat of arms of Leshniv
Coat of arms
CountryUkraine Ukraine
Oblast Lviv
RaionZolochiv
Area
1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Elevation
201 m (659 ft)
Population
1,148
 • Density695/km2 (1,800/sq mi)

From 1918 to 1939 the village was in Tarnopol Voivodeship in Poland. It was established in 1471. In 1921 the village had 1472 inhabitants. It has two cemeteries, a church and a cafe. Its around 20 kilometers from Brody.

Until 18 July 2020, Leshniv belonged to Brody 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 Brody Raion was merged into Zolochiv Raion.[2][3]

References
  1. "Бродовская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  3. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.

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