Novoiavorivsk

Novoiavorivsk
City
Town central square with Palace of Culture and monument to Taras Shevchenko in front
Flag Coat of arms
Novoiavorivsk
Novoiavorivsk
Coordinates: 49°55′52″N 23°34′23″E / 49.93111°N 23.57306°E
Country	Ukraine
Province	Lviv Oblast
Raion	Yavoriv Raion
Founded	1965
Area
• Total	2,03 km^2 (78 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population (2013)
• Total	29,580
• Density	14,911/km^2 (38,620/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	81053, 81054
Area code(s)	+380-3256
Website	novoyavorivsk.com.ua

Novoiavorivsk or Novoyavorivsk(Ukrainian: Новояворівськ) is a city in Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. Population: 29,580 (2013 est.)^[1].

The town is about 45 minute trip from the oblast's administrative centre Lviv. The town is located on a major road, which ends at the border of Poland as the E40 and continues to Lviv.

The town was founded in 1965 as a workers' settlement called Jantarne (Ukrainian: Янтарне). In 1969 it was renamed to Novoiavorivsk.

Novoiavorivsk's city center contains a large square with the town's "Palace of Culture" building and the town's church. The town also contains a football field.

In the town based Hockey Club Levy.

The name of the town translates to "New Yavoriv".

Novoiavorivsk is twinned with Leżajsk, Poland.

Notable people

• Andriy "Kuzma" Kuzmenko — lead singer of the band "Skryabin".
• Vasyl Pryima (b. 1991) — Ukrainian footballer.
• Adriana Galetskaya (1978) — Ukrainian painter.

Gallery

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  Stepana Bandery street (2008) - main street in Novoiavorivsk

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  Store "Barvinok" (Барвінок)

References

1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

External links

• Official website (Ukrainian)

Coordinates: 49°55′52″N 23°34′23″E / 49.93111°N 23.57306°E