Dobriany (''Dobryany'', ''Dobrjany'') ( uk, Добря́ни, old name — Дебрин, Добрини) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in Stryi Raion,

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in western

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. It belongs to Stryi urban hromada, one of the

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 Ukra ...

s of Ukraine. Local government is administered by Dobrianska village council. The population of the village is about 1822 people.

Geography

The village is located near the Highway M06 (Ukraine) () and is along the

Stryi River The Stryi River ( uk, Стрий) starts in the Carpathian mountains in western Ukraine. It snakes through the mountains running for 231 km (144 miles). After 193 km it passes Stryi. The river continues for another 32 km before ...

at a distance from the district center

Stryi Stryi ( uk, Стрий, ; pl, Stryj) is a city located on the left bank of the river Stryi in Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine 65 km to the south of Lviv (in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains). It serves as the administrative cen ...

, from the regional center of

Lviv Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine ...

and from Uzhhorod.
The village is situated on a hill along the

. During the spring when been flood, flooded river banks, but height average the village is 285 meters.

History

The first mention of Dobriany dates from the year 1375. This is one of the oldest villages in Stryi District.

Cult constructions and religion

The village has an architectural monument of local importance of Stryi Raion (Stryi district) – Church of St. Demetrios (stone) 1821 (2385 –м).

Gallery

File:Church of St. Demetrios (1821, stone). Dobriany.JPG, Church of St. Demetrios in the village Dobriany File:Memorable plate with bas-relief depicting Shevchenko. Dobriany.JPG, Memorable plate with bas-relief depicting Shevchenko

Personalities

* Rev. Anton Petrushevych Петрушевич Антоній Степанович (1821, Dobriany – 1913,

) – Ukrainian historian and philologist, Greek Catholic priest. * Rev.

Oleksiy Bazyuk Oleksiy Bazyuk ( uk, Олексій Базюк; 26 March 1873 – 12 June 1952) was a Greek Catholic hierarch. He served as the single Apostolic Administrator of the Ruthenian Catholic Apostolic Administration of Bosnia-Hercegovina from its estab ...

(1873–1952) – Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest, Apostolic Administrator of

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(1914–1925).

References

External links

village Dobriany

weather.in.ua

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