Spas, Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast

Spas (Ukrainian: Спас, Polish: Spas) is a village (selo) in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Staryi Sambir urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The total area of the village is 0.62 km2, and the population is around 493 people.[2] The local government is administered by the Tershivska village council.[3]

Spas
Спас
village
Church of Saints Peter and Paul.
Church of Saints Peter and Paul.
Spas is located in Lviv Oblast
Spas
Spas
Coordinates: 49°23′37″N 22°58′04″E
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
DistrictSambir Raion
Established1295
Area
 • Total062 km2 (24 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
373 m (1,224 ft)
Population
 • Total493
 • Density79,516/km2 (205,950/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
82073
Area code+380 3238
Websiteсело Спас (Ukrainian)

Geography

The village is located in the mountainous terrain of the Staryi Sambir Raion along the left (west) bank of the Dniester River. This area is also known as the Carpathian Foothills. The village is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the district center of Staryi Sambir along Highway H13,[4] which runs from Lviv–Sambir to Uzhhorod. The village is situated 99 kilometres (62 mi) from the regional center Lviv and 194 kilometres (121 mi) from the Ukrainian city of Uzhhorod.

History and attractions

The village is known to have existed since at least the year 1295. In 1301, Knyaz Leo I of Galicia[5] (ca. 1228 – ca. 1301) died in the town.

Until 18 July 2020, Spas belonged to Staryi Sambir 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 Staryi Sambir Raion was merged into Sambir Raion.[6][7]

A few kilometers south of the village is a geological landmark called the Spassky Stone.[8]

Memorable stone in honor of the 1025th anniversary of the baptism of RUS

On July 28, 2013 a commemorative stone and memorable tablet was created and consecrated in the village of Spas to commemorate the 1025th anniversary of the baptism of Kievan Rus.[9]

References
  1. "Старосамборская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. Spas village (Lviv region, Staryy Sambir district): street map
  3. Tershivska village council
  4. Автошлях Н 13 (in Ukrainian)
  5. Лев I Данилович (in Ukrainian)
  6. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  7. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  8. Спаський Камінь (in Ukrainian)
  9. Голос Прикарпаття. Ювілей хрещення України-Руси Старосамбірщина урочисто відзначить у Спасі (in Ukrainian)

Literature
  • Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область, Тершів. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 787 (in Ukrainian)
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