Mshana ( uk, Мша́на) is a village (selo) in
Lviv Raion,
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 Englis ...
(province) of western
Ukraine
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. It belongs to
Horodok urban hromada, one of the
hromada
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s of Ukraine.
Geography
The village is situated at an altitude of above sea level.
Through the village passes railway from
Lviv
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to
Przemyśl
Przemyśl (; yi, פשעמישל, Pshemishl; uk, Перемишль, Peremyshl; german: Premissel) is a city in southeastern Poland with 58,721 inhabitants, as of December 2021. In 1999, it became part of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship; it was pr ...
in
Poland
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and is located at a distance of from the highway in
Ukraine
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connecting
Lviv
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with
Przemyśl
Przemyśl (; yi, פשעמישל, Pshemishl; uk, Перемишль, Peremyshl; german: Premissel) is a city in southeastern Poland with 58,721 inhabitants, as of December 2021. In 1999, it became part of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship; it was pr ...
. Distance from the district center of
Horodok is , from the regional center of
Lviv
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and to the
Przemyśl
Przemyśl (; yi, פשעמישל, Pshemishl; uk, Перемишль, Peremyshl; german: Premissel) is a city in southeastern Poland with 58,721 inhabitants, as of December 2021. In 1999, it became part of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship; it was pr ...
.
History
The first record of the village dates back to 1453 year. The origin of the name of the village probably derives from Polish words 'msha' (of God liturgy).
Until 18 July 2020, Mshana belonged to
Horodok 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 Horodok Raion was merged into Lviv Raion.
Sights
The village has an architectural monument of local importance of
Horodok Raion (Horodok district) – Introduction of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church (wooden, 1799) (1574 –м).
[ Пам'ятки архітектури Городоцького району]
File:Church Introduction of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Mshana.JPG, Church Introduction of the Blessed Virgin Mary
File:Monument of Ivan Franko in the village Mshana.JPG, Monument of Ivan Franko in the village Mshana
File:Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mshana.JPG, Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary OCU
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*Ohio Christian University
*Oklahoma City University
*Operational conversion unit, a unit in an air force
*Operational Command Unit, a unit in a police force
*Operator Control Unit, a hardware or software control interface for an auto ...
References
External links
village Mshanaweather.in.ua
Literature
* uk, Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 260
Villages in Lviv Raion
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