Zavadka, Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast


Zavadka is a small village in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Koziova rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The village has a population of about 648 persons, and its local government is administered by the Zavadkivska village council.

Geography

The village is located in the mountains, far from the main road.
It is in the Ukrainian Carpathians within the limits of the Eastern Beskids on the northern slopes of the ridge Dovzhky.

The village is small and covers an area of 2.46 km2. It is situated at an altitude of above sea level. Distance from the regional center Lviv is, from the district center Skole, and from the village Oriava.

History and attractions

The village was founded in 1538 and was originally known as Ilnychok.
Until 18 July 2020, Zavadka belonged to Skole Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Skole Raion was merged into Stryi Raion.
The village has an architectural monument of local importance in Stryi Raion; the wooden Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in 1887.

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