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Klymets
Klymets ( uk, Климе́ць, pl, Klimiec; German: ''Klimetz'') is a selo (village) in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, of western Ukraine. More specifically, it is located in the Ukrainian Carpathians, within the limits of the Eastern Beskids (Skole Beskids) in southwestern part of the oblast. Klymets belongs to Kozova rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It is situated from the regional center Lviv, from the district center Skole, and from Uzhhorod. Local government — Klymetska village council. History The first written record indicates that the date of foundation is considered to be 1565. There is other information: the village was established by German colonialists, which in Austrian times founded a colony Karlsdorf (German for ''Karl's village''). The colony existed before the Second World War. Przemyśl Lands, including Skole District mercilessly suffered from attacks that have been from Tatar-Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' at this time. The massive fli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klymets Panoramic View 2011
Klymets ( uk, Климе́ць, pl, Klimiec; German: ''Klimetz'') is a selo (village) in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, of western Ukraine. More specifically, it is located in the Ukrainian Carpathians, within the limits of the Eastern Beskids (Skole Beskids) in southwestern part of the oblast. Klymets belongs to Kozova rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It is situated from the regional center Lviv, from the district center Skole, and from Uzhhorod. Local government — Klymetska village council. History The first written record indicates that the date of foundation is considered to be 1565. There is other information: the village was established by German colonialists, which in Austrian times founded a colony Karlsdorf (German for ''Karl's village''). The colony existed before the Second World War. Przemyśl Lands, including Skole District mercilessly suffered from attacks that have been from Tatar-Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' at this time. The massive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lviv Oblast
Lviv Oblast ( uk, Льві́вська о́бласть, translit=Lvivska oblast, ), also referred to as Lvivshchyna ( uk, Льві́вщина, ), ). The name of each oblast is a wikt:Appendix:Glossary#relational, relational adjective—in English translating to a noun adjunct which otherwise serves the same function—formed by adding a feminine suffix to the name of the respective center city: ''Lʹvív'' is the center of the ''Lʹvívsʹka óblastʹ'' (Lviv Oblast). Most oblasts are also sometimes referred to in a feminine noun form, following the convention of traditional regional place names, ending with the suffix "-shchyna", as is the case with the Lviv Oblast, ''Lvivshchyna''. is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in western Ukraine. The capital city, administrative center of the oblast is the city of Lviv. The current population is History The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on December 4, 1939 following the So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skole Beskids
The Skole Beskids ( uk, Сколівські Бескиди; pl, Beskidy Skolskie) is a mountain range in western Ukraine, belonging to the set of ranges called the Eastern Beskids, within the Outer Eastern Carpathians. The mountains are composed primary of Carpathian flysch. The northern section of the range is the location of the Skole Beskids National Nature Park, established in 1999; within the park is the highest peak in the range, Mount Parashka, at 1268 meters. Zwinin Mountain, at 992 meters above sea level, is also located within the park. The Skole Beskids is also the site of the sandstone fortresses of Tustan', built between the 9th century and 13th century, now a State Historical and Cultural Reserve. It's near the town of Boryslav. See also References Sources * Gallery File:Skole Beskids. View of the village Plav'ye.JPG, Skole Beskids. View of the village Plavie. File:Skole Beskids. Mountain road..JPG, Skole Beskids. Klymets Natural Preserve, Droho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlsdorf, Ukraine
Karlsdorf ( uk, Карлсдорф) was a village (a German ''colony'') in the vicinity of Klymets, in what is now Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. The village was established around 1835 by ''Karl Scheiff'', the heir of Smozhe. He invited Catholic German settlers from Western Bohemia, fueling the society of Galician Germans The Galician Germans (german: Galiziendeutsche) were ethnic German population living in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria in the Austrian Empire, established in 1772 as a result of the First Partition of Poland, and after World War I in the fo .... In the same year two other nearby German colonies were established in the same way, Felizienthal and Annaberg, forming a small language island. Karlsdorf became a seat of the German-speaking Catholic parish in 1843, which was in 1863 moved to Felizienthal. In the interwar period the village belonged to Poland. Notes Ghost towns in Ukraine Villages in Stryi Raion {{Lviv-geo-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hromada
A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukraine on 12 June 2020. Similar terms exist in Poland (''gromada'') and in Belarus (''hramada''). The literal translation of this term is "community", similarly to the terms used in western European states, such as Germany ('' Gemeinde''), France (''commune'') and Italy (''comune''). History In history of Ukraine and Belarus, hromadas appeared first as village communities, which gathered their meetings for discussing and resolving current issues. In the 19th century, there were a number of political organizations of the same name, particularly in Belarus. Prior to 2020, the basic units of administrative division in Ukraine were rural councils, settlement councils and city councils, which were often referred to by the generic term ''hromada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galician Germans
The Galician Germans (german: Galiziendeutsche) were ethnic German population living in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria in the Austrian Empire, established in 1772 as a result of the First Partition of Poland, and after World War I in the four voivodeships of interwar Poland: Kraków, Lwów, Tarnopol, and Stanisławów. During World War II, part of the Galician Germans were moved out in January 1940 in the course of Heim ins Reich, the majority of the rest of them fled later in the years 1944–1945. History The first wave of ethnic Germans arrived in what would later be known as Galicia in the late Middle Ages (see Ostsiedlung). In part of the region the settlers were known as Walddeutsche. Most of them underwent Polonization at latest in the 18th century."Całkowita polonizacja ludności w omawianym regionach nastąpiła najpóźniej w XVIII w. .. p. 98, and "Eine völlige Polonisierung der Nachkommen der deutschen Ansiedler erfolgte im 18. Jahrhundert und trug zur Verstä ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War and was dissolved shortly after its defeat in the First World War. Austria-Hungary was ruled by the House of Habsburg and constituted the last phase in the constitutional evolution of the Habsburg monarchy. It was a multinational state and one of Europe's major powers at the time. Austria-Hungary was geographically the second-largest country in Europe after the Russian Empire, at and the third-most populous (after Russia and the German Empire). The Empire built up the fourth-largest machine building industry in the world, after the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. Austria-Hungary also became the world's third-largest manufacturer and exporter of electric home appliances, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kievan Rus'
Kievan Rusʹ, also known as Kyivan Rusʹ ( orv, , Rusĭ, or , , ; Old Norse: ''Garðaríki''), was a state in Eastern and Northern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical Atlas of Russia'' (Penguin, 1995), p.14–16.Kievan Rus Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encompassing a variety of polities and peoples, including East Slavic, Norse, and Finnic, it was ruled by the , fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skole Raion
Skole Raion ( uk, Сколівський район) was a raion in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was Skole. The raion was abolished on 18 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 last estimate of the raion population was . It was established in 1940. At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of three hromadas: * Kozova rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Kozova; * Skole urban hromada with the administration in Skole; * Slavske settlement hromada with the administration in the urban-type settlement of Slavske. People from Skole Raion * Petro Jacyk, born in Verkhnie Synovydne Verkhnie Synovydne ( uk, Ве́рхнє Синьови́дне, former name, to 1946 uk, Синьовидсько Вижнє, translit=Synovydsko Vyzhnie, label=none, pl, Synowódzko Wyżne) is an urban-type s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Przemyśl Land
Przemyśl Land ( pl, Ziemia przemyska) was an administrative unit of Kyivan Rus, Kingdom of Poland and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It existed since the integration of Principality of Peremyshl into Kingdom of Ruthenia and until 1772, and was one of five lands (see ziemia) of Poland's Ruthenian Voivodeship. Its capital was at Przemyśl, where local sejmiks also took place. Together with Red Ruthenia, Przemyśl Land was annexed by King Kazimierz Wielki in 1340. It remained part of Poland in unchanged form until 1772, when, following the first partition of Poland, it became of Habsburg's province of Galicia. In the 15th century, Przemyśl Land was divided into the following counties: Przemyśl, Jarosław, Leżajsk, Łańcut, Mosciska, Rzeszów, Przeworsk, Sambor, Drohobycz, Stryj, Tyczyn and Zydaczow (the last one was later transferred to Lwów Land). By the 17th century, the number of counties was reduced to four (Przemyśl, Sambor, Drohobycz, Stryj). According to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod ( uk, У́жгород, , ; ) is a city and municipality on the river Uzh in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. The city is approximately equidistant from the Baltic, the Adriatic and the Black Sea (650–690 km) making it the most inland city in this part of Europe. It is the administrative center of Zakarpattia Oblast (region), as well as the administrative center of the Uzhhorod Raion (district) within the oblast. Population: Name The city's earliest known name is ''Ungvár'', from Hungarian ''Ung'' ( River Uzh) and ''vár'' "castle, fortress", originally referring to a castle outside the city (probably Nevytske Castle). The name ''Uzhhorod'' was coined in early 19th century Slavophile circles as a literal translation of the name ''Ungvár''. The city officially adopted this name some time after 1920, under Czechoslovak administration. The names of the city also include: en, link=no, Uzhgorod (before 1996); rue, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skole
Skole ( uk, Ско́ле) is a town in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Skole urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: . History The first official date recorded for Skole was in 1397. A very important route from Kyiv to Hungary ran through Skole; as a result, it was frequently fought over by other nations. When the Skole region was under Polish rule, the Polish king parceled out the land among the Polish nobility. German colonists, particularly craftspeople, who settled in the Skole region promoted the development of its economy. A great influence on the economy and cultural development of the region was Baron Groedl and his family. In Skole, the coins of Baron Groedl were used. They were minted at Vien, a mint which continued to be in use until 1930. Skole received its Magdeburg rights in 1397, by a decree of King Wladyslaw Jagiello. Until 1772, the town belonged to the Lviv Land, Ruthenian Voivodeship of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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