Derzhiv (Ukrainian: Де́ржів) is a village (selo) in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, of western Ukraine. It belongs to Rozvadiv rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The village covers an area of 1,840 km2 and about 1204 persons is currently living in the village.
Derzhiv
Держів | |
|---|---|
  Derzhiv | |
| Coordinates: 49°24′11″N 23°59′35″E / 49.40306°N 23.99306°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province |  Lviv Oblast |
| District | Stryi Raion |
| Established | 1550 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,840 km2 (710 sq mi) |
| Elevation /(average value of) | 259 m (850 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,204 |
| • Density | 654,350/km2 (1,694,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 81645 |
| Area code | +380 3241 |
| Website | село Держів (Ukrainian) |
Local government is administered by Derzhivska village council. [2]
Geography
editDerzhiv is located on the right bank of the Dniester River at a distance of 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the railway station "Bilche - Volytsya". It is situated 58 kilometres (36 mi) from the regional center of Lviv, 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Mykolaiv, and 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Stryi.[3]
History
editThe first mention of Derzhiv dates from writings of the year 1550. [4] Finds in and around the location of the village give evidence of settlements around the end of the Bronze Age (13th-11th centuries BC. E.).[5]
Until 18 July 2020, Derzhiv belonged to Mykolaiv 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 Mykolaiv Raion was merged into Stryi Raion.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Розвадовская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ "Derzhivska village council". Archived from the original on 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- ^ DELLA
- ^ Derzhiv village: street map, description
- ^ Держів(in Ukrainian)
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
External links
editLiterature
edit- Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 471
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