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1998 (22nd Session) Area. 2,441 ha. Lviv (/ ləˈviːv / lə-VEEV or / ləˈviːf / lə-VEEF; Ukrainian: Львів [ˈlʲwiu̯] ⓘ; see below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the sixth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of 717,500 (2022 estimate).[ 5 ]
Lviv was officially founded in 1256 by King Daniel of Galicia in the Ruthenian principality of Halych-Volhynia and named in honour of his son Lev. [7] The toponym may best be translated into English as Leo's lands or Leo's City (hence the Latin name Leopolis). In 1261, the city was invaded by the Tatars. [8] Various sources relate the events ...
Jun 9, 2023 · Ukraine has reclaimed more than half the territory Russia has taken this year. Ukraine has reclaimed 54 percent of the land Russia has captured since the beginning of the war, according to a New ...
Aug 22, 2024 · Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia. Fighting has raged in Ukraine since Russia launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022. Russian forces have made small gains in recent months but ...
Feb 25, 2022 · Ukraine is Europe’s second largest country by land area and seventh largest by population. In square miles, it is slightly smaller than the state of Texas. Overlaid atop a map of Western Europe ...
3 days ago · For our map we use data from Liveuamap. This organization emerged in 2014 in Ukraine during the annexation of Crimea. Since then, the staff has dealt with various conflicts both in and outside Europe.
Mar 21, 2022 · Lviv and the wider Eastern Galicia region (today Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Ternopil regions) have played a central role in the Ukrainian nation-building process since the second half of the 19th ...
