Velykyi Liubin

Velykyi Liubin (Ukrainian: Вели́кий Лю́бінь; Polish: Lubień Wielki) is an urban-type settlement in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast, western Ukraine. The settlement has a balneological and cardiological resort and sanatorium. It hosts the administration of Velykyi Liubin settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Local government is administered by Velykoliubinska town council.[2] Population: 4,528 (2022 estimate).[3]

Velykyi Liubin
Великий Любінь
Urban-type settlement
From Upper left: (1,2) St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church; (3) The wooden Greek Catholic Church of St. Nicholas, 1854; (4) Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St.Nicholas the Wonderworker.
Flag of Velykyi Liubin
Flag
Coat of arms of Velykyi Liubin
Coat of arms
Velykyi Liubin is located in Lviv Oblast
Velykyi Liubin
Velykyi Liubin
Velykyi Liubin is located in Ukraine
Velykyi Liubin
Velykyi Liubin
Coordinates: 49°43′26″N 23°44′01″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Lviv Oblast
RaionLviv Raion
Established13th century
Area
 • Total3,345 km2 (1,292 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
275 m (902 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total4,528
 • Density1.4/km2 (3.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
81556; 81555
Area code+380 3231
WebsiteВеликий Любінь, Офіційний сайт громади(Ukrainian)

Geography

The settlement Velykyi Liubin is located along the Highway Ukraine ( H 13) – Lviv – Sambir – Uzhhorod. Distance from the regional center Lviv is the 28 kilometres (17 mi), 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from the district center Horodok and 284 kilometres (176 mi) from Uzhhorod.

History

Today this is an urban-type settlement. Area of the settlement totals is 33.45 km2 and the population is about 4550 people. [4]

Until 18 July 2020, Velykyi Liubin belonged to Horodok 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 Horodok Raion was merged into Lviv Raion.[5][6]

Religious structures and attractions

In the settlement there are three religious communities. This religious community of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Religious Community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyivan Patriarchate and Religious Community of the Roman Catholic Church.
At today in the settlement is the wooden Greek Catholic Church,[7] St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church (2000), Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady of Częstochowa (1930–1932).

References
  1. "Великолюбинская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. Velykoliubinska town council
  3. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  4. С.м.т. Великий Любінь: карта вулиць (in Ukrainian)
  5. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  6. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  7. Дерев'яні церкви Західної Укреїни/Великий Любінь, Церква Св. Миколи 1854 (in Ukrainian)

Literature
  • Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область, Городоцький район, Великий Любінь. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 227 (in Ukrainian)
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