Borynia, Ukraine

Borynia (Ukrainian: Бо́риня) is an urban-type settlement in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine along the flow of the Stryi River. Remotely 145 kilometres (90 mi) from the city of Lviv,[1] 106 kilometres (66 mi) from Uzhhorod, and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Turka. It hosts the administration of Borynia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Local government — Borynska settlement council.[3] Population: 1,377 (2021 est.)[4].

For other places with the same name, see Borynia, Jastrzębie-Zdrój.
Borynia
Бориня
Coat of arms
Borynia
Location of Borynia
Coordinates: 49°04′40″N 22°59′43″E
Country
Oblast
Raion		 Ukraine
Lviv Oblast
Sambir Raion
Area
 • Total25 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total1,377
Area code(s)+380 3269
Websiteсмт Бориня (Ukrainian)

The main occupation of the population is agriculture and forestry.

The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1552.[5] In 1870 a treasure of Roman coins from Emperor Trajan times, were discovered in Borynia.

Until 18 July 2020, Borynia belonged to Turka 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 Turka Raion was merged into Sambir Raion.[6][7]

Notes
  1. DELLA
  2. "Боринська територіальна громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
  3. Borynska settlement council Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 / Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
  5. "Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich - wynik wyszukiwania - DIR". dir.icm.edu.pl. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  6. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  7. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.

References

Literature
  • Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р.
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