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SKELIVKA OR FELSHTYN
OLD VILLAGE OF HERBURT'S FAMILY
Skelivka or Felshtyn, village in Ukraine in Lviv Oblast, Staro-Sambir region. The old Herburt's family property – knights Vulm, with roots from the Westphalia. They were granted land for their services for the Prince Wladyslaw Opolski – during an expedition to the Galicia Ruthenia. During the war with the King of Ruthenia – Danylom Galyckym. He fought on the side of the Prince – founder of Fulshtayn, Moravia – Herbort of Fulm. Traveling around Lviv Oblast, worth “to go” to Felshtyn – This quiet and picturesque village is an OASIS " [...]
AIRPORTS OF WESTERN UKRAINE
Airports located in Western Ukraine, and also located in Poland and Belarus, may serve as technical base serving residents or visitors of Ukraine, particularly tourists coming from far away. Invariably this is the function of airports: Lviv, Uzhgorod, Ivano-Frankivsk, Rivne, Tenopil (in Ukraine), Okecie, Warsaw, Balice in Krakow (in Poland) and in Brest (Belarus). All these cities are connected to a dense rail and road network with territory of Ukraine, every [...]
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ROAD NETWORK CONNECTION AND POLISH BORDERLAND – UKRAINIAN
For each visitor during the trip road connections are very important. By going to the Unknown Ukraine you should get to know with this type of connections. Driving from the Poland through the area of Polish-Ukrainian borderlands, you can safely use the local, regional and international connections. The road network in the Polish-Ukrainian borderland area is very dense. The only barrier is the condition of asphalt. But for a person, that has motivation and desire to know the World, Ukraine, and also has a good sense of humor, is an optimistic person - bad road conditions, not [...]
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KHYRIV : CITY Of JESUITS
Khyriv, a small town in Lviv oblast in Staro-Sambir region. Inhabited by approximately 5 k. people. The first mention about Khyriv comes from 1374 year, when the town was the property of the Knights arrived from Moravia. The privileges for them gave Prince Władysław Opolczyk. Khyriv gained town rights in 1528 year. In the eighties of the nineteenth century in Khyriv the Jesuits Collegium was found. The Jesuits, this is male papal apostolic order of Roman Catholic Church. Was approved by Pope Paul III in 1540 year. The order was founded largely to [...]
LVIV RAILWAY AS PART OF UKRAINIAN RAILWAYS
Ukrainian Railways or "UKRZALIZNYCIA" / “УКРЗАЛІЗНИЦЯ” – enterprise subordinated to the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Ukraine (ukr. Державна адміністрація залізничного транспорту України) is the national railway operator, while a monopolist in the sphere of railway services in Ukraine. Area of seven western and north-western districts of Ukraine – Western Ukraine: Galicia, Volyn, Bukovina and Transcarpathia – manages Lviv Railway, which is the oldest [...]
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OIL RESERVOIRS IN DROHOBYCH
Made in USSR
Reservoirs for oil in the form of dug in the ground, rectangular pits, are frequent occurrence, which can be seen in the Drohobych woods . In the reservoirs of dimension 30x15x10 meters petroleum was stored, which was pumped from wells from Boryslav and surroundings. Preserved pits served as reservoirs. Currently, no longer perform this function, because [...]
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LAKE SYNEVYR
Synevyr (ukr. Sinevir), is the largest lake in the Carpathians Ukukrńskich. The beautiful and unique corner of Transcarpathia, Located within the National Park "Synewyr" (ukr. National Park "Synevyr"), at a height 989 mnpm. The area available for tourists, as well as for ordinary lovers of wildlife, who are not indifferent to the natural beauty of Ukraine. The whole area of tourism is possible to conduct cognitive (nature) – walking and cycling. The Lake is located within the Division of Division [...]
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THE WATER DAM IN THE CARPATHIANS
MADE IN USSR
Carpathian Water Electrical Plant - object, which was not completed. Dam, is a testament to the power and the power of the Soviet energy, who never economy funds for energy and industry. According to the words of Comrade Lenin: „… Communism - that is, Soviet power and the electrification of the whole country [...]
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