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Lviv
Львів
Lwów
City of regional significance
Лвов Галиција.jpg
Lviv.Theatre.of.Opera.and.Ballet.jpg
View of the Market Square, and Theatre of Opera and Ballet.
Flag of Lviv
Flag
Coat of arms of Lviv
Coat of arms		 Official logo of Lviv
Logo
Motto: "Semper fidelis"
Country  Ukraine
Municipality Lviv
Founded 1240–1247
Magdeburg law 1356
Area
 • Total 182.01 km2 (70.27 sq mi)
Elevation 296 m (971 ft)
Population (2013)
 • Total 730,272
 • Density 4,298/km2 (11,130/sq mi)
 • Demonym Leopolitan
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 79000
Area code(s) +380 32(2)
Licence plate BC (before 2004: ТА, ТВ, ТН, ТС)
Sister cities Corning, Freiburg, Grozny, Kraków, Lublin, Novi Sad, Przemyśl, Saint Petersburg, Whitstable, Winnipeg, Wolfsburg, Rochdale
Website Lviv.Travel (English)
City-Adm.Lviv.UA (Ukrainian)

Lviv (Ukrainian: Львів) is the capital city of Lviv Oblast in Ukraine. 860,000 people live in Lviv. 88% of the people living there are Ukrainian, 8% are Russian, and 1% are Polish. An extra 200,000 people commute to Lviv every day for work.

During the city's history, it was ruled by many countries. When part of Poland it was called Lwów (pronounced and sometimes spelled Lvov). In German, it was known as Lemberg, that was part of the Austrian and Austro-Hungarian Empires and again under Nazi German occupation. From 1350 until 1772 it belonged to the Kingdom of Poland and from 1918 to 1939 to the Republic of Poland.

Images for kids

  • Lviv, Ukraine satellite image, LandSat-5, 2010-11-14

    Lviv satellite view (Landsat 5, 14 November 2010)

  • Lev Danylovich of Halych

    A 17th century portrait depicting Knyaz Lev of Galicia-Volhynia with the silhouette of Lviv in the background

  • Vischer Lemberg 1681

    The castle of Lwów in 1681, made by Georg Matthäus Vischer (1628–1696)

  • Sluby Jana Kazimierza 2

    A painting by Jan Matejko of King John II Casimir pledging his famous oath in Lwów's Latin Cathedral.

  • Lwow Panorama Raclawicka

    The Racławice Panorama opened in 1894

  • Sejm Galicyjski

    The Galician Sejm (till 1918), since 1920 the Jan Kazimierz University

  • Lemberg 1915 Mariyska

    Lemberg (Lviv) in 1915

  • Orleta painting

    The Lwów Eaglets, teenage soldiers who fought on the Polish side during the Battle of Lwów

  • Targi Wschodnie (1930th)

    Eastern Trade Fair (Targi Wschodnie), main entrance.

  • Lviv S Tomashivskoho 8

    Remaining prewar advertisement in the Polish language

  • Lviv holocaust memorial

    Lviv Holocaust memorial in Israel

  • СиховЧК2

    Sykhiv – Lviv's largest residential neighborhood, was built in the early 1980s under Soviet rule

  • Holodomor Remembrance Day 2013 in Lviv 05

    Holodomor Remembrance Day 2013

  • Lwów - Ratusz

    Lviv City Hall

  • NeoLAZ-5208 Lviv

    "NeoLAZ-Lemberg" – product of the Lviv Bus Factory on the streets of Lviv

  • SoftServeHQLviv

    SoftServe Headquarters in Lviv

  • Lwow-panorama-m

    Town view from The High Castle

  • Lviv - Cathedral of Saint George 01

    St. George's Cathedral, Lviv

  • LvivSvoAve2

    Early 20th century architecture in Lviv

  • Lviv - Church of Transfiguration 01

    Inside the Church of the Transfiguration.

  • Успенская церковь в Львов

    The Church of the Assumption.

  • Chapel-of-Boim-family

    Chapel of the Boim family

  • Lwowska Galeria Sztuki - Wnętrza 01

    A room in the Lviv National Art Gallery

  • Львівська Опера

    The Lviv Opera and Ballet Theatre, an important cultural centre for residents and visitors.

  • Промышленный музей

    The main building of Lviv National Museum

  • PikkardiyskaTertsia01

    Pikkardiyska Tertsiya – Ukrainian a cappella musical formation

  • University Lviv 2009 1

    The front façade of the Lviv University, the oldest university in Ukraine.

  • Hotel-Atlas-2014

    The former building of the Scottish Café

  • EURO 2012 Lvov clock

    Clock in Lviv on Prospekt Svobody (Freedom Ave.), showing time to start of EURO 2012. Opera and Ballet Theatre in background

  • RynokSq-August2015

    Buildings of the eastern side of Market Square

  • Tatra KT-4D у Львові

    A Lviv tram in the Old Town.

  • CityLAZ-20LF in Lviv, Ukraine - 002

    Large bus "CityLAZ-20LF" on route number 5 on the Halytska square

  • TramLvivMarketSquare

    The modern tram Electron T5L64

  • LvivElectronTrolley

    Ukrainian low-floor trolleybus Electron T19 on the city street.

  • Lvivskyi vokzal

    Lviv's Main Railway Terminal

  • Ph-mjp1

    Lviv International Airport

  • Cycle route along Lypynsky Street

    Cycle lane along Lypynsky Street

  • Lvivska politehnika2013

    Lviv Polytechnic National University

  • Lviv University of Life Safety2013

    Lviv State University of Life Safety

  • SholemAleichem

    Sholem Aleichem

  • Muhammad Asad addressing Radio Pakistan

    Muhammad Asad

  • Ivan Franko (1898)

    Ivan Franko

  • Zbigniew Herbert

    Zbigniew Herbert

  • Hrushevskyi Mykhailo XX

    Mykhailo Hrushevsky

  • Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, portrait 3

    Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

  • Fredro Vratislav

    Aleksander Fredro monument, moved from Lviv to Wrocław, its sister city, after World War II.

  • Park Franko in Lviv

    Ivan Franko Park

  • Vparku-lviv

    Stryiskyi Park

  • СтрийськийПарк

    Swans in Stryiskyi Park

  • LvivBotanic

    Botanical garden

  • Dominican church-2012

    Dominican Church

  • Lviv - Palace of Potocki family

    Potocki Palace

  • St.Olha and Elizabeth Church Lviv

    Church of St. Olha and Elizabeth

  • LvivShevchenkoAve

    One of the streets in the city centre


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