Urych

Urych (Ukrainian: У́рич, Polish: Urycz) is a village (selo) in Skole Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. Local government — Pidhorodetska village council.[1]

Urych

Урич
village
Urych
Coordinates: 49°10′55″N 23°24′20″E
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
DistrictSkole Raion
Established1369
Area
 • Total155 km2 (60 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
499 m (1,637 ft)
Population
 • Total305
 • Density19,677/km2 (50,960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
82612
Area code+380 32251
Websiteсело Урич (Ukrainian)

Geography

It is a village located in the valley of the ridges of rock groups. The rocks located in the middle of the remnants of a massive and stone eroded Paleocene (55 million absolute age.). These of the rock are ancient Rus Rock defense the cliff-side fortress complex of Tustan’.

This village is located on the altitude of 499 metres (1,640 ft) above sea level, and is located at a distance 118 kilometres (73 mi) from the regional center of Lviv, 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the district center Skole, and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the urban village Skhidnytsia.

History

The village was founded in 1369 and is located south of the famous resort Skhidnytsia. [2] 1920-1939 situated in Stanisławów Voivodeship. Wehrmacht soldiers burned here about 100 Polish soldiers in September 1939. [3]

Attractions

In the village there is one architectural monument of local importance of Skole district[4]–- Church of Sts. Nicholas (wood) 19th century (2378-М), operates a museum history of Ruthenian Tustan fortress.[5]

References
  1. Pidhorodetska village council
  2. Urych village: street map, photos.
  3. "Großreinemachen im Osten": Feindbilder in deutschen Feldpostbriefen im Zweiten Weltkrieg
  4. Пам'ятки архітектури Сколівського району (in Ukrainian)
  5. Музей історії Тустані в с. Урич, державний історико-культурний заповідник «Тустань»(in Ukrainian)


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