Frankivskyi District
Frankivskyi District is an urban district in the city of Lviv, named after the Ukrainian writer and social activist Ivan Franko. This district covers the southwestern part of the city. It contains such neighborhoods as Vulka,, and Kulparkiv.
Name
The Frankivskyi district is one of the youngest administrative districts in Lviv, having only been established on April 15, 1973, when it was named the Soviet district. After the independence of Ukraine, on February 3, 1993, the district's current name, Frankivskyi district, was approved by the Verkhovna Rada.Before the establishment of the district, its historical core formed part of the "Halych neighbourhood" of Lviv.
Historical localities
Kulparkiv
Kulparkiv emerged in the 15th century as a suburban settlement located on a forest clearing. Taxes gathered from local inhabitants were used to support Lviv's fortifications. In 1875 a psychiatric hospital was established in the locality by the Galician Sejm. Its building was surrounded with a large garden, where the patients engaged in work on land. Villas where doctors resided were located nearby, and an entire railway line was built to provide a transport link to the institution. The hospital also had its own church and a cemetery.During the 20th century Kulparkiv hospital became infamous as a place where punitive psychiatry was employed by various political regimes. As a result of urbanisation, many land plots in the area were replaced with residential buildings. In our days the hospital park has the status of a natural reserve and includes a greenhouse and a zoo.