Krasne, Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast

Krasne (Ukrainian: Красне, Polish: Krasne) is a village (selo) in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine. It belongs to Kozova rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] It was mentioned as early as 1441, but Krasne was probably later depopulated, as it had to be resettled in 1556. The local Orthodox church was mentioned in 1670. The currently standing church in the village was built in 1933, according to a design of Jevhen Nahirny.[2]

Krasne
Красне
Village
Krasne is located in Lviv Oblast
Krasne
Krasne
Krasne is located in Ukraine
Krasne
Krasne
Coordinates: 48°56′38″N 23°09′50″E / 48.94389°N 23.16389°E / 48.94389; 23.16389
Country Ukraine
Oblast Lviv
RaionStryi
Area
2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Population
485
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)

Until 18 July 2020, Krasne 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, however, Krasne was transferred to Stryi Raion.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Козовская 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. 521. 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.