Fun facts about Lviv
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Lviv's modern coat of arms depicts a stone gate with three towers and a golden lion walking through it.
Lviv
Ukraine
Lviv is the fifth-largest city in Ukraine, as well as the largest city in the western part of the country, with a population of 723,403. It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine. The city also hosts the administration of Lviv urban hromada.
From the “Names and symbols” section
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The city of Lviv was founded in 1250 by King Daniel of Galicia in honor of his son Lev.
Lviv
Ukraine
Lviv is the fifth-largest city in Ukraine, as well as the largest city in the western part of the country, with a population of 723,403. It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine. The city also hosts the administration of Lviv urban hromada.
From the “History” section
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In 1349, Lviv became part of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and was transformed into the Ruthenian domain of the Crown.
Lviv
Ukraine
Lviv is the fifth-largest city in Ukraine, as well as the largest city in the western part of the country, with a population of 723,403. It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine. The city also hosts the administration of Lviv urban hromada.
From the “History” section
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Lviv was home to the world's first Yiddish-language daily newspaper, the Lemberger Togblat, established in 1904.
Lviv
Ukraine
Lviv is the fifth-largest city in Ukraine, as well as the largest city in the western part of the country, with a population of 723,403. It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine. The city also hosts the administration of Lviv urban hromada.
From the “History” section
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Photo: Konstantin Brizhnichenko · CC BY-SA 4.0
During the German occupation in World War II, the Lviv Ghetto was established, where many Jews were concentrated before being deported or killed.
Lviv
Ukraine
Lviv is the fifth-largest city in Ukraine, as well as the largest city in the western part of the country, with a population of 723,403. It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine. The city also hosts the administration of Lviv urban hromada.
From the “History” section
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Konstantin Brizhnichenko · CC BY-SA 4.0