Verkhniachka, Lviv Oblast

Verkhniachka (Ukrainian: Верхня́чка) is a small village in the Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, Western Ukraine (name to year 1954 - Ukrainian: Вижлів). It belongs to the Kozova rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The population of the village is roughly 939 people and local government is administered by Verkhniachkivska village council.[2]

For the village in Cherkasy Oblast, see Verkhniachka.
Verkhniachka
Верхня́чка
village
Verkhniachka is located in Ukraine
Verkhniachka
Verkhniachka
Verkhniachka is located in Lviv Oblast
Verkhniachka
Verkhniachka
Coordinates: 48°46′31″N 23°14′31″E
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
DistrictStryi Raion
Established1730
Area
 • Total174 km2 (67 sq mi)
Elevation
830 m (2,720 ft)
Population
 • Total939
 • Density5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
82654
Area code+380 3251
WebsiteВерхнячка, райцентр Сколе (Ukrainian)

Geography

The village is located in the Carpathian mountains of Ukraine[3] within the limits of the Eastern Beskids, at an altitude of 830 metres (2,700 ft) above sea level, which gives the village a mountain climate.[4]
It is 55 kilometres (34 mi) from Highway M06, 159 kilometres (99 mi) from the regional center Lviv, 51 kilometres (32 mi) from the district center Skole, and 151 kilometres (94 mi) from Uzhhorod.
The Stryi River originates on the outskirts of the village.

History and Attractions

The first written record of the village dates from 1730 and its first name - Vyzliv (Ukrainian: Вижлів).

In the village is an architectural monument of local importance. It is a wooden Church of Annunciation Virgin, built in 1832.[5]

Until 18 July 2020, Verkhniachka belonged to Skole 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 Skole Raion was merged into Stryi Raion.[6][7]

References
  1. "Козовская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. Верхнячківська сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
  3. "Carpathian Mountains". www.encyclopediaofukraine.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. "Село Верхнячка". drymba.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. "Церква Благовіщення Пресвятої Богородиці". drymba.com (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  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.

Literature
  • Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область, Сколівський район, Верхня́чка. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 715 (in Ukrainian)
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