Verkhnie Vysotske

Verkhnie Vysotske (Ukrainian: Верхнє Висоцьке, Polish: Wysocko Wyżne) is a village (selo) in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine, situated in the Ukrainian part of the Carpathian Mountains. It belongs to Borynia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

Verkhnie Vysotske
Верхнє Висоцьке
Village
Coat of arms of Verkhnie Vysotske
Coat of arms
Verkhnie Vysotske is located in Lviv Oblast
Verkhnie Vysotske
Verkhnie Vysotske
Coordinates: 48°57′07″N 23°04′16″E
CountryUkraine Ukraine
OblastLviv
RaionSambir
Area
4 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
651 m (2,136 ft)
Population
2,118
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
82554
Area code+380 3269

The village was established in the second half of the 15th century.[2]

Until 18 July 2020, Verkhnie Vysotske 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]

People from Verkhnie Vysotske

References
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  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. 436. 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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