Lviv
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Summary
Lviv is a city in Ukraine[1]. Lviv ranks in the top 0.32% of city in ukraine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,830 views/month, #1 of 313).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of Lenin[3]
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[4], League of Historical Cities[5], Organization of World Heritage Cities[6]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lviv urban hromada[7]
- Country: Ukraine[8]
- Located in or next to body of water: Poltva River[9]
- Head of government: Andriy Sadovyi[10]
- Continent: Europe[11]
- Instance of: Magdeburg rights[12]
- Official language: Ukrainian[13]
- Shares border with: Lviv Raion[14]
- Founder: Daniel of Galicia[15], Casimir III the Great[16]
- Named after: Lev I of Galicia[17]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Halych Raion[18], Shevchenko Raion[19], Lychakiv Raion[20], Zaliznychnyi Raion[21], Franko Raion[22], Sykhiv Raion[23]
- Flag: flag of Lviv[24]
- Twinned administrative body: Vilnius[25], Łódź[26], Samarkand[27], Wrocław[28], Banja Luka[29], Corning[30], Freiburg im Breisgau[31], Kutaisi[32], Novi Sad[33], Whitstable[34], Winnipeg[35], Warsaw[36], Kraków[37], Lublin[38]
- Legislative body: Lviv City Council[39]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Lviv[40]
- Postal code: 79000–79490[41]
- Commons category: Lviv[42]
- Licence plate code: BC / 14[43]
- Patron saint: Saint George[44]
- Local dialing code: 322[45]
- Inception: 1256[46]
- Coordinate location: 49.841952, 24.0315921[47], 49.838055, 24.023055[48]
- Significant event: Battle of Lwów[49], Siege of Lviv[50], Siege of Lvov[51]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Lviv include Lviv Oblast[52], an oblast of Ukraine[53], in Ukraine[54], founded in 1939[55]; Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport[56], an international airport[57], in Ukraine[58], founded in 1929[59]; Lwów–Warsaw school of logic[60], a philosophical movement[61], in Poland[62], founded in 1895[63]; and Lvivska Square[64], a street[65], in Ukraine[66].
Why It Matters
Lviv has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] Lviv is known by 182 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
Entities named for Lviv include Lviv Oblast[52], an oblast of Ukraine[53], in Ukraine[54], founded in 1939[55]; Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport[56], an international airport[57], in Ukraine[58], founded in 1929[59]; Lwów–Warsaw school of logic[60], a philosophical movement[61], in Poland[62], founded in 1895[63]; and Lvivska Square[64], a street[65], in Ukraine[66].
FAQs
What awards did Lviv receive?
Honors received include Order of Lenin[3].