Staryi Sambir
| Staryi Sambir Старий Самбір | |||
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| City | |||
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Main square | |||
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| Country |
 Ukraine | ||
| Province |
 Lviv Oblast | ||
| District | Starosambirskyi Raion | ||
| First mentioned | 1378 | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 6,446 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Staryi Sambir (Ukrainian: Старий Самбір, Polish: Stary Sambor, Staremiasto, Stare Miasto) is a city in Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine, close to the border with Poland. It is the administrative center of Staryi Sambir Raion (district), and is located at around 49°26′35″N 23°0′12″E / 49.44306°N 23.00333°ECoordinates: 49°26′35″N 23°0′12″E / 49.44306°N 23.00333°E. Population: 6,446 (2013 est.)[1].
The exact date of establishment of the town is not known. Sambir, known in Polish as Sambor, was for the first time mentioned in documents in 1378. At that time, it was a private town of the noble Herburt family, part of Przemysl Land, Ruthenian Voivodeship, Kingdom of Poland. In 1501, a Roman Catholic church was opened here, and in 1553, Sambir received a town charter. In 1668, a town hall was built here, and in the early 18th century, the local church was remodelled. Until 1772 (see Partitions of Poland), Sambir belonged to Przemysl Land, Ruthenian Voivodeship. From 1772 until late 1918, Sambir belonged to Austrian Galicia. In 1880, its population was 3,482, with 1,399 Greek-Catholics, 704 Roman Catholics, and 1,377 Jews.
Following the Polish-Ukrainian War, Sambir was occupied by Poland. According to the 1921 census, the town had a population of 4,314, with 1,534 Jews. In the Second Polish Republic, it was the seat of a county in Lwow Voivodeship (until 1932). After the 1939 invasion of Poland, the town was transferred to the Soviet Union. Its Jewish residents were murdered in the Holocaust, and in the immediate postwar period, most of the ethnic Poles had to leave for the so-called Recovered Territories following Operation Vistula.
Gallery
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Dniester River near Staryi Sambir
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Dniester River bridge
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Old synagogue
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Jewish cemetery
References
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
