Salt factory is unique in Drohobych, authentic and unique manufactory. Even during the period of Kievan Rus in the eleventh century on the site then there was a small settlement Drohobycz, which had on its site a number of "salty sources" - sources of brine. Since the founding of the city, Drohobych served as regional and local "soup". Factory, with lying on both sides of the historic building, wooden, shingle-roofed churches: Orthodox church of Saint George (XV-XVI century) and the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (Eighteenth century), form [...]

CITY OF PRIVATE Zhovkva In 1597 year, Crown field hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski founded the town of Zhovkva / Zhovkva. It was, like Zamosc, private city, belonging to one family. Officially received city rights in 1603 year and over the centuries changed its owners. These included such well-known families as Daniłowiczowie, Hidden categories: and They. Among [...]

The area of ​​Polish-Ukrainian borderlands area takes a special place in the geological structure of the European continent. Are confronted here with each other three major tectonic units of Europe: Precambrian East European Platform, young Paleozoic platform of Western and Central Europe and zone of alpine folds of southern Europe, with a very well developed zapadliskiem [...]

Lvov-Volyn Coal Basin – extraction of energy resources in this area was in the beginning of the twentieth century needed for economic development. Basin has a surface of about 6 k. km ², and mining works are carried out at a depth of 300-650 m. Stocks of coal are estimated at 970 million. tons, what is 1% coal stocks [...]