Lanivtsi

Lanivtsi
Ланівці
City

Coat of arms
Lanivtsi

Location of Lanivtsi

Lanivtsi
Coordinates: UA 49°52′12″N 26°04′48″E / 49.87000°N 26.08000°E / 49.87000; 26.08000Coordinates: UA 49°52′12″N 26°04′48″E / 49.87000°N 26.08000°E / 49.87000; 26.08000
Country  Ukraine
Province  Ternopil Oblast
District Lanivtsi Raion
Magdeburg rights 1545
City status 17 May 2001[1]
Area
  Total 14.7 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Population (2001)
  Total 8,680
  Density 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 47402
Area code +380 3549
Website lanivtsi

Lanivtsi (Ukrainian: Ланівці, Polish: Łanowce), is a city in Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. It is administrative center of the Lanivtsi Raion. Population is 8,680 (2001).

Lanivtsi received town charter in 1545, and until the Partitions of Poland, it was part of Volhynian Voivodeship. In 1795 - 1918, Lanivtsi belonged to the Russian Empire. In the Second Polish Republic, Lanivtsi, known then as Łanowce, belonged to Krzemieniec County, Volhynian Voivodeship. For centuries, Lanivtsi was the center of a large land property which belonged to several noble families, such as the Jelowiecki, Wisniowiecki, Mniszech and Rzewuski."

References

  1. Lanivtsi. Ukrainian parliament website.
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