Drohobych ( uk, Дрого́бич, ; pl, Drohobycz; yi, דראָהאָביטש;) is a

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of regional significance in

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. It is the administrative center of

Drohobych Raion Drohobych Raion ( uk, Дрогобицький район, translit: ''Drohobytskyi raion'') is a raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Drohobych. Population: . On 18 July 2020, as part of the ...

and hosts the administration of

Drohobych urban hromada Drohobych ( uk, Дрого́бич, ; pl, Drohobycz; yi, דראָהאָביטש;) is a city of regional significance in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Drohobych Raion and hosts the administration of Drohobych urban h ...

, one of the

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s of Ukraine. In 1939–1941 and 1944–1959 it was the center of

Drohobych Oblast Drohobych Oblast ( uk, Дрогобицька область, translit=Drohobytska oblast; December 4, 1939May 21, 1959) was an oblast in the Ukrainian SSR. It had a territory of 9.6 thousands of km³ and, as of 1956, population of 853,000. Histo ...

. The city was founded at the end of eleventh century as an important trading post and transport node between Kyiv Rus' and the lands to the West of Rus'. After extinction of the local Ruthenian dynasty and subsequent incorporation of the

Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia , conventional_long_name = Principality of Galicia–VolhyniaKingdom of Galicia–Volhynia , common_name = Galicia–Volhynia , status = Vassal state of the Golden Horde (from 1246) , era = Middle Ages , year_start = 1199 , year_end = 1349 , ...

into the

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by 1349, from the fifteenth century the city was developing as a mercantile and saltworks centre. Drohobych became part of the Habsburg Empire in 1772 after the first partition of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. In the mid-nineteenth century it became Europe's largest oil extraction center, which significantly contributed to its rapid development. In the renascent, interwar Poland it was the center of a county within the

Lwów Voivodeship Lwów Voivodeship ( pl, Województwo lwowskie) was an administrative unit of interwar Poland (1918–1939). Because of the Nazi-Soviet invasion of Poland in accordance with the secret Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, it became occupied by both the Weh ...

. In the outcome of World War II the city was incorporated into the Ukrainian part of the Soviet Union, which in 1991 became the independent

. The city was the birthplace of such well-known personalities like

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Yuriy Drohobych Yuriy Drohobych or Yuriy Kotermak, uk, Юрій Дрогобич, pl , Jerzy Drohobycz, Jerzy Kotermak Drusianus, Georgius Drohobicz, by birthname Yuriy Kotermak, Giorgio da Leopoli (1450 in Drohobych – 4 February 1494 in Kraków) was a Ukrai ...

(Kotermak),

Ivan Franko Ivan Yakovych Franko (Ukrainian: Іван Якович Франко, pronounced ˈwɑn ˈjɑkowɪtʃ frɐnˈkɔ 27 August 1856 – 28 May 1916) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, ...

and

Bruno Schulz Bruno Schulz (12 July 1892 – 19 November 1942) was a Polish writer, fine artist, literary critic and art teacher. He is regarded as one of the great Polish-language prose stylists of the 20th century. In 1938, he was awarded the Polish Academ ...

. The city has several oil refineries. The Drohobych saltworks are considered to be the oldest in Europe. The estimated population of the city is

Administrative status

As the

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(

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), Drohobych itself is a city of oblast significance, subordinate directly to the ''oblast'' authorities, rather than to the ''raion'' administration located in the city itself.

History

While there are only legendary accounts of it, Drohobych probably existed in the

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 o ...

period. According to a legend, there was a settlement, called ''Bych'', of

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-traders. When Bych was destroyed in a Cumanian raid, survivors rebuilt the settlement in a nearby location under its current name which means a ''Second Bych''. In the time of Kievan Rus', the Tustan fortress was built near Drohobych. However, scholars perceive this legend with skepticism, pointing out that Drohobych is a Polish pronunciation of

Dorogobuzh Dorogobuzh (russian: Дорогобуж) is a historic town and the administrative center of Dorogobuzhsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, straddling the Dnieper River and located east of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. ...

, a common East Slavic toponym applied to three different towns in Kievan Rus'. The city was first mentioned in 1387 in the municipal records of Lviv, in connection with a man named Martin (or Marcin) of ''Drohobych''. Furthermore, the same chronicler's ''List of all Ruthenian cities, the farther and the near ones''А СЕ ИМЕНА ГРАДОМЪ ВСЂМЪ РУССКЫМЪ, ДАЛНИМЪ И БЛИЖНИМЪ
in

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, Т. VII. Летопись по Воскресенскому списку. — СПб, 1856. — с. 240–41. in Voskresensky Chronicle (dated 1377–82) mentions "Другабець" ''(Druhabets')'' among other cities in Volhynia that existed at the same time such as Холмъ ('' Kholm''), Лвовъ Великій ('' Lviv the Great''). In 1392 Polish king Vladislav II ordered the construction of the first

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municipal

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(Polish: ''Kosciół farny''), using the foundations of older Ruthenian buildings. In the

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of ...

, the city was the center of large rural starostvo (county within the

Ruthenian Voivodeship The Ruthenian Voivodeship (Latin: ''Palatinatus russiae'', Polish: ''Województwo ruskie'', Ukrainian: ''Руське воєводство'', romanized: ''Ruske voievodstvo''), also called Rus’ voivodeship, was a voivodeship of the Crown o ...

). Drohobych received

Magdeburg rights Magdeburg rights (german: Magdeburger Recht; also called Magdeburg Law) were a set of town privileges first developed by Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (936–973) and based on the Flemish Law, which regulated the degree of internal autonomy within ...

some time in the 15th century (sources differ as to the exact year, some giving 1422 or 1460, or 1496 but in 1506 the rights were confirmed by King

Alexander the Jagiellonian Alexander Jagiellon ( pl, Aleksander Jagiellończyk, lt, Aleksandras Jogailaitis; 5 August 1461 – 19 August 1506) of the House of Jagiellon was the Grand Duke of Lithuania and later also King of Poland. He was the fourth son of Casimir IV Jagie ...

). The salt industry was significant in the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries. From the early seventeenth century, a Ukrainian Catholic brotherhood existed in the city. In 1648, during the

Khmelnytsky Uprising The Khmelnytsky Uprising,; in Ukraine known as Khmelʹnychchyna or uk, повстання Богдана Хмельницького; lt, Chmelnickio sukilimas; Belarusian: Паўстанне Багдана Хмяльніцкага; russian: � ...

, the Cossacks stormed the city and its cathedral. Most of the local Poles, as well as the Greek Catholics and the Jews, were murdered at the time, while some managed to survive in the

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not taken in the raid. The 1772

partition of Poland The Partitions of Poland were three partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that took place toward the end of the 18th century and ended the existence of the state, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland and Lithuania for 12 ...

gave the city to the

Habsburg monarchy The Habsburg monarchy (german: Habsburgermonarchie, ), also known as the Danubian monarchy (german: Donaumonarchie, ), or Habsburg Empire (german: Habsburgerreich, ), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities ...

. In the 19th century, significant oil resources were discovered in the area, making the city an important center of the oil and natural gas industries. After the

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, the area became part of the short-lived independent

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(''Zakhidnoukrayins’ka Narodna Respublika''; ZUNR). The ZUNR was taken over by the

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in the event of

Polish–Ukrainian War The Polish–Ukrainian War, from November 1918 to July 1919, was a conflict between the Second Polish Republic and Ukrainian forces (both the West Ukrainian People's Republic and Ukrainian People's Republic). The conflict had its roots in ethn ...

and Drohobych became part of the

in 1919. In 1928 the still extant Ukrainian private gymnasium (academically oriented secondary school) opened in the center of the city. The population reached some 40,000 in the late 1920s, and its oil refinery at

Polmin Polmin (English: State Factory of Mineral Oils, Polish: Państwowa Fabryka Olejów Mineralnych) was an interwar Polish petroleum company. The company was founded in 1909 and nationalized in 1927. Crude run in 1930 reached over 731 thousand barrels ...

became one of the biggest in

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, employing 800 people. Numerous visitors came there to view the wooden Greek Catholic churches, among them the Church of St. Yur, which was regarded as the most beautiful such construction in the Second Polish Republic, with

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es from 1691. Drohobych was also a major sports center (see: Junak Drohobycz). In September 1939, as a result of German and Soviet invasion of Poland the city was annexed to

Soviet Ukraine The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

when the territory of the interwar Poland was divided between the

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and the

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according to the Ribbentrop-Molotov agreement. After the invasion Nazi Germany wanted to incorporate the city into its

General Government The General Government (german: Generalgouvernement, pl, Generalne Gubernatorstwo, uk, Генеральна губернія), also referred to as the General Governorate for the Occupied Polish Region (german: Generalgouvernement für die be ...

as the result of its oil fields, but the USSR refused and annexed it. In Soviet Ukraine, Drohobych became the center of the

(

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). Its local Polish

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created the White Couriers organization, which in late 1939 and early 1940 smuggled hundreds of people from the Soviet Union to

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, across the Soviet-Hungarian border in the

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. In early July 1941, during the first weeks of the Nazi invasion of the USSR, the city was occupied by Nazi Germany. Pre-war Drohobych had a significant Jewish community of about 15,000 people, 40 % of the total population. Immediately after the Germans entered the city, Ukrainian nationalists started a pogrom, lasting for three days, supported by the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the '' Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previo ...

. During 1942 there were several selections, deportations, and murders in the streets, again led out by German troops and Ukrainian Auxiliary Police. In October 1942, Drohobych ghetto with approximately 10,000 people imprisoned was established, also with Jews brought from neighboring localities. In June 1943, the German administration and troops liquidated the ghetto, only 800 Jews from Drohobych survived.Israel Gutman u. a. (Hrsg.): ''Enzyklopädie des Holocaust''. München und Zürich 1995, , vol. 1, p. 371. On 6 August 1944, the German occupation ended with the

Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (Russian language, Russian: Рабо́че-крестья́нская Кра́сная армия),) often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist R ...

entering the city. Despite the large Jewish population prior to the war, a current resident stated that he was one of only two Jews who came back to his village to live after the war. After the war, the city remained an

oblast An oblast (; ; Cyrillic (in most languages, including Russian and Ukrainian): , Bulgarian: ) is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as the Soviet Union and the Kingdo ...

center until the Drohobych Oblast was incorporated into the

in 1959. In Soviet times, Drohobych became an important industrial center of

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with highly developed oil-refining, machine building, woodworking, food, and light industries. Until 18 July 2020, Drohobych was designated as a city of oblast significance and belonged to

Drohobych Municipality Drohobych ( uk, Дрого́бич, ; pl, Drohobycz; yi, דראָהאָביטש;) is a city of regional significance in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Drohobych Raion and hosts the administration of Drohobych urban h ...

but not to

even though it was the center of the raion. As part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven, Drohobych Municipality was merged into Drohobych Raion.

Demographics

The population of Drohobych over the years was: *1931 – 32,300 *1959 – 42,000 *1978 – 65,998 *1989 – 77,571 *2001 – 79,119 *2010 – 78,368 *2022 – 73,682

Drohobych district

In 1931, the total population of the Drohobych district was 194,456, distributed among various languages: *Polish: 91,935 (47.3%) *Ukrainian: 79,214 (40.7%) *Yiddish: 20,484 (10.5%) In January 2007, the total population of the metropolitan area was over 103,000 inhabitants.

Climate

Economy

Industries currently based in the city include oil-refineries,

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, and

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Sights

St. George's Church, Drohobych St. George's Church in Drohobych is one of the oldest and best preserved timber churches of Galicia. The church is a monument of Galician wooden architecture of the late 15th – early 16th centuries, one of the best preserved and one of the bes ...

(c. 1500) * St. Bartholomew Church, Drohobych (1392–16th century) *its bell tower, former castle tower (late 13th century and 15th century) *

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(late 15th century) * Holy Cross Church, Drohobych (early 16th century) * Choral Synagogue (1842–1865) * Progressive Synagogue, Drohobych * City Hall, Drohobych (1920s) * St. Peter's and Paul's Monastery, Drohobych * Drohobych Museum File:Drohobych - church.jpg, St. George's Church, 16th–17th centuries Дрогобыч. Церковь Воздвижения Честного Креста..jpg, Church of the Holy Cross, 1613–1661 File:Костел Вознесіння Господнього, вул.Т.Шевченка,1, м.Дрогобич.JPG,

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St-Bartholomew Church (14th–16th centuries) and its bell tower File:Дрогобич - Ратуша-1.jpg, Town Hall Drohobych2.JPG, Basilian monastery of Saints Peter and Paul, 1825–1828 Pohribets.jpg, A historic building in Drohobych Drohobycz ulica stryjska 2008.jpg, Mazepy Street in Drohobych 4 Osmomysla Street, Drohobych (1).jpg, Osmomysla Street, Drohobych Палац з парком 2.jpg, Villa of Raymond Jarosz Палац з парком м. Дрогобич.JPG, Bianchi Palace Дрогобыч. Фрагмент центра города..jpg, Shevska Street, Drohobych 46-106-5003 Drohobych Park RB 18.jpg, Drohobych City Park ХІХ st. Drohobych_Synagogue2018.jpg, Until 1918, Choral Synagogue had been the central synagogue of Galicia and Lodomeria Церква Пресвятої Трійці в Дрогобичі.jpg, Holy Trinity Cathedral Дрогобыч. Перекрёсток..jpg, A historic building in Drohobych

Notable people

Politics

Zenon Kossak Zenon Kossak (April 1, 1907 – 1939) was an activist in the Ukrainian militant nationalist movement for independence from interwar Poland. Kossak was born in Drohobych in Galicia (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now in Ukraine). He s ...

, Ukrainian military and political leader (born here) * Andriy Melnyk, Ukrainian military and political leader (born near Drohobych) *

David Horowitz (economist) David Horowitz ( he, דוד הורוביץ; 1899 – 10 August 1979) was an Israeli economist and the first Governor of the Bank of Israel. Biography David Horowitz was born in Drohobych, in Galicia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, n ...

, Israeli economist and the first Governor of the Bank of Israel. *

Leon Reich Leon Reich (July 11, 1879 – December 1, 1929) was a Polish Zionist leader, lawyer and politician. Life Reich was born on July 11, 1879 in Drohobych, Galicia, Austria-Hungary. His parents were wealthy merchants and Orthodox Jews. He attended a h ...

(1879–1929), lawyer and member of the Sejm of Poland (born here)

Arts

, Ukrainian poet and writer, born in Nahuievychi, near Drohobych * Irene Frisch, Jewish-Polish writer and memoirist * Leopold Gottlieb, Jewish-Polish painter *

Maurycy Gottlieb Maurycy Gottlieb ; 21/28 February 1856 – 17 July 1879) was a Polish realist painter of the Romantic period. Considered one of the most talented students of Jan Matejko, Gottllieb died at the age of 23. Career Gottlieb was born in Drohobycz ( ...

, Jewish-Polish painter * Diana Reiter, Jewish-Polish architect, victim of Holocaust * Ephraim Moses Lilien, Jewish-Zionist painter * Alfred Schreyer, Jewish-Polish vocalist and violinist *

, Polish-Jewish writer, graphic artist, and literary critic *

Kazimierz Wierzyński Kazimierz Wierzyński (Drohobycz, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, 27 August 1894 – 13 February 1969, London) was a Polish poet and journalist; an elected member of the prestigious Polish Academy of Literature in the Second Polish Repu ...

, Polish poet and writer David Grunschlag, violinist, founding member and concertmaster of Israel philharmonic orchestra (1936-1959) first violinist Philadelphia Orchestra (1960-1984)

Other fields

* Tadeusz Chciuk-Celt, Polish war hero *

, first doctor of medicine in Ukraine, 1481–1482 rector of the

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Yaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych ( uk, Ярослав Попович; born 4 January 1980) is a Ukrainian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2016. The winner of the under-23 road race at the 2001 UCI Road World Championships, ...

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(born here) *

Józef Schreier Józef Schreier (; 18 February 1909, Drohobycz, Austria-Hungary – April 1943, Drohobycz, Occupied Poland) was a Polish mathematician of Jewish origin, known for his work in functional analysis, group theory and combinatorics. He was a mem ...

, Polish-Jewish mathematician * Viktor Vekselberg, Russian oligarch

Twin towns and sister cities

Drohobych is twinned with:

References

External links

Drohobych Info - biggest news site

Drohobych - city portal

Drohobych.com - Drohobych city administration website

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