Zavadiv, Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast


Zavadiv - village in the Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Stryi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The first written mention dates back to the year 1504.
Local government is administered by Zavadivska village council. The population of the village is just about 1197 people.

Geography

The village Zavadiv is located in the Stryiskyi district at a distance from the district center Stryi, from the regional center of Lviv and from the City of regional significance Drohobych. It is located near the village Holobutiv.

Personalities and sights

The village has of monumental art sights of local importance.
Ostap Nyzhankivsky lived for a time in the village Zavadiv. He was initiator the construction and opening of the monument to Taras Shevchenko. Taras Shevchenko monument built in the village in 1916. It is the oldest monument to Taras Shevchenko, where the poet is depicted in the full size.

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