Oriava

Oriava
Орява
village
The general view of village Oriava.
The general view of village Oriava.
Oriava is located in Lviv Oblast
Oriava
Oriava
Coordinates: 48°55′18″N 23°17′44″E / 48.92167°N 23.29556°E / 48.92167; 23.29556
Country Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
DistrictStryi Raion
Established1574
Area
 • Total
33 km2 (13 sq mi)
Elevation
/(average value of)
671 m (2,201 ft)
Population
 • Total
523
 • Density19,182/km2 (49,680/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
82640
Area code+380 3251
Websiteсело Орява (Ukrainian)

Oriava (Ukrainian: Оря́ва, Polish: Orawa) is a village (selo) in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. Village Oriava is located in the Ukrainian Carpathians, within the limits of the Eastern Beskids ( Skole Beskids ) in southern Lviv Oblast. It belongs to Kozova rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The village is located along the river with the same name Oriava.[2]
It is 133 kilometres (83 mi) from the city of Lviv, 61 kilometres (38 mi) from Stryi, and 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Skole. Local government– Oriavska village council.[3]

The first mention of Oriava dates from 1574.[4]

Until 18 July 2020, Oriava 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.[5][6]

Attractions

Church of the Nativity Blessed Virgin Mary (wood) 1882

The village has an architectural monument of local importance of Skole Raion (Skole district).[7]

  • Church of the Nativity Blessed Virgin Mary (wood) 1882 (the previous name - Church of St. Arch. Michael).

References

  1. ^ "Козовская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ Oriava (in Ukrainian)
  3. ^ Орявська сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
  4. ^ [1] (in Ukrainian)
  5. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  6. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  7. ^ Пам'ятки архітектури Сколівського району (in Ukrainian)


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