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2004 - Center for Urban History of East Central Europe founded. 2006 - Andriy Sadovyi becomes mayor. Fire at a fuel depot after Russian shelling in 2022. 2008 - Etnovyr folklore festival and Wiz-Art film festival begin. 2009 - Pogoń Lwów football club re-established. 2011 - Arena Lviv opens. 2012 - June: Some UEFA Euro 2012 football games ...
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 ...
History of Lviv, Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Timeline of Lviv Prior to 18th century 18th–19th centuries 20th century 1900–1939 World War II (1939–1945) 1945–2000 21st century See also References Bibliography External links
Lviv (/ l ə ˈ v iː v / lə-VEEV or / l ə ˈ v iː f / lə-VEEF; Ukrainian: Львів ⓘ; 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]
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lviv, Ukraine. Contents. Prior to 18th century; 18th–19th centuries; 20th century; 1900–1939; World War II (1939–1945) 1945–2000; 21st century; See also; References; Bibliography; External links
Key dates in the history of Lviv. • 1256-1340 – Lviv belongs to Halych-Volynian kingdom. From the beginning of the 14th century until the second half of the 17th c. Lviv became the biggest city in the whole territory of Ukraine. • In 1340 and 1349 - the Polish king Casimir the Third succeeded in capturing Lviv and replaced the city to the ...
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1949-06-08 Emanuel Ax, Polish-American classical pianist, born in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Ukraine) 1953-09-26 Aivars Lembergs, Latvian politician, born in Jēkabpils, Latvia. 1957-07-16 Alexandra Marinina, Russian writer (Igra Na Chuzhom Pole), born in Lviv, Ukraine. 1966-07-01 Larisa Savchenko-Neiland, Latvian tennis player (6 Grand ...
