Nyzhnia Rozhanka

Nyzhnia Rozhanka (Ukrainian: Ни́жня Рожа́нка, Polish: Rożanka Niżna) is a Carpathian village (selo) in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. It is located within the limits og the Eastern Beskids (Skole Beskids) in the southern part of the Lviv Oblast. Nyzhnia Rozhanka belongs to Slavske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Area of the village totals is 18,83 km2 and the population of the village is about 887 people. Local government is administered by Nyzhnorozhanska village council.[2]

Nyzhnia Rozhanka
Нижня Рожанка
village
Nyzhnia Rozhanka is located in Lviv Oblast
Nyzhnia Rozhanka
Nyzhnia Rozhanka
Coordinates: 48°49′10″N 23°30′23″E
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
DistrictStryi Raion
Established1675
Area
 • Total1,883 km2 (727 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
759 m (2,490 ft)
Population
 • Total887
 • Density4,711/km2 (12,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
82662
Area code+380 3251
Websiteсело Нижня Рожанка(Ukrainian)

Geography

The village is situated along the Rozhanka river,[3] right tributary of the Opir River[4] (Dniester river basin).[5] Distance from the regional center Lviv is 139 kilometres (86 mi) , 31 kilometres (19 mi) from the district center Skole, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the urban village Slavske. At a distance 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) are located the ski lifts on the Trostyan mountain.
Mineral springs are located near the villages of Verkhnia Rozhanka and Nyzhnia Rozhanka.[6]

History and attractions

The village is known from the 13th century, although the official founding date of the village is 1675.[7]

Until 18 July 2020, Nyzhnia Rozhanka 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.[8][9]

The village has a monument of Cultural Heritage in Ukraine, which is the bell tower of the Church of the Epiphany 19th century (wooden) (N – 517).[10]

References
  1. "Славская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. Нижньорожанківська сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
  3. Рожанка (річка) (in Ukrainian)
  4. Опір (річка) (in Ukrainian)
  5. Encyclopædia Britannica, Dniester River
  6. Article - Львівський національний університет імені Івана Франка Page 4 (in Ukrainian)
  7. Село Нижня Рожанка: карта вулиць (in Ukrainian)
  8. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  9. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  10. Пам'ятки архітектури Сколівського району (in Ukrainian)

Literature
  • Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 717


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