Urych
Urych
Урич | |
|---|---|
 Urych with the Church of Saint Nicholas | |
  Urych | |
| Coordinates: 49°10′55″N 23°24′20″E / 49.18194°N 23.40556°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Lviv Oblast |
| Raion | Stryi Raion |
| Hromada | Skole urban hromada |
| Established | 1369 |
| Area | |
• Total | 155 km2 (60 sq mi) |
| Elevation /(average value of) | 499 m (1,637 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 305 |
| • Density | 19,677/km2 (50,960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 82612 |
| Area code | +380 32251 |
| Website | село Урич (Ukrainian) |
Urych (Ukrainian: Урич, Polish: Urycz) is a village (selo) in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Skole urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Local government is administered by the Pidhorodetska village council.[2]
Geography
[edit]It is a village located in a valley among rock ridges. The rocks located in the middle are remnants of a massive and stone-eroded Paleocene (55 million absolute age). These rocks were used in the ancient Rus cliff-side fortress complex of Tustan.
This village is located at an altitude of 499 metres (1,640 ft) above sea level, and is located at a distance of 118 kilometres (73 mi) from the regional center of Lviv, 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the city of Skole, and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the urban village Skhidnytsia.
History
[edit]The village was founded in 1369 and is located south of the famous resort Skhidnytsia.[3] 1920-1939 situated in Stanisławów Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic. During the German invasion of Poland, Wehrmacht soldiers burned here about 100 Polish soldiers in September 1939 (the Urycz massacre).[4][page needed][5]
Until 18 July 2020, Urych belonged to Skole Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of Ukraine's administrative reform, which reduced the number of raions in Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Skole Raion was merged into Stryi Raion.[6][7]
Attractions
[edit]In the village there is one architectural monument of local importance of Stryi Raion[8]– Church of Sts. Nicholas (wood) 19th century (2378-М), operates a museum history of Ruthenian Tustan fortress.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Сколевская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ↑ Pidhorodetska village council
- ↑ Urych village: street map, photos.
- ↑ Kipp, Michaela (2014-04-10). Großreinemachen im Osten: Feindbilder in deutschen Feldpostbriefen im Zweiten Weltkrieg (in German). Campus Verlag. ISBN 978-3-593-50095-9.
- ↑ "Oddziałowa Komisja w Katowicach. Śledztwa - S 17/05/Zn". Instytut Pamięci Narodowej. 2008-05-17. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ↑ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ↑ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ↑ Пам'ятки архітектури Сколівського району (in Ukrainian)
- ↑ Музей історії Тустані в с. Урич, державний історико-культурний заповідник «Тустань» Archived 2016-05-01 at the Wayback Machine(in Ukrainian)
External links
[edit]- Urych: Ukraine
- village Urych Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Населенні пункти Сколівського району - Урич (in Ukrainian)
- weather.in.ua