Lybohora, Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast

Lybohora (Ukrainian: Либохора, Polish: Libuchora) is a village (selo) in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine. It belongs to Borynia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

For another village in Ukraine named Lybohora, see Lybohora
Lybohora
Либохора
Village
General view
General view
Lybohora is located in Lviv Oblast
Lybohora
Lybohora
Coordinates: 48°55′26″N 22°56′25″E
CountryUkraine Ukraine
OblastLviv
RaionSambir
Area
5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Population
2,302
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)

The village was established in 1553. It was initially named Aleksanka, after its locator, but later overtook the name of a local stream.[2]

Until 18 July 2020, Lybohora belonged to Turka 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 Turka Raion was merged into Sambir Raion.[3][4]

References
  1. "Боринская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. Rąkowski, Grzegorz (2013). Ukraińskie Karpaty i Podkarpacie. Część zachodnia (in Polish). Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz". p. 437. ISBN 978-83-62460-31-1.
  3. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  4. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.


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