Novoiavorivsk

Novoiavorivsk
City
Town central square with Palace of Culture and monument to Taras Shevchenko in front Town central square with Palace of Culture and monument to Taras Shevchenko in front
Flag of Novoiavorivsk Flag Coat of arms
Novoiavorivsk is located in Lviv Oblast Novoiavorivsk
Novoiavorivsk
Coordinates:
Country	Ukraine
Province	Lviv Oblast
Raion	Yavoriv Raion
Founded	1965
Area
• Total	2,03 km2 (78 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population (2013)
• Total	29,580
• Density	14,911/km2 (38,620/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	81053, 81054
Area code(s)	+380-3256
Website	novoyavorivsk.com.ua

Novoiavorivsk (Ukrainian: Новояворівськ) is a city in Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. Population: 29,580 (2013 est.).

The town is about 45 minute trip from the oblast's administrative centre Lviv. The town is located on a major road, which ends at the border of Poland as the E40 and continues to Lviv.

The town was founded in 1965 as a workers' settlement called Jantarne (Ukrainian: Янтарне). In 1969 it was renamed to Novoiavorivsk.

Novoiavorivsk's city center contains a large square with the town's "Palace of Culture" building and the town's church. The town also contains a football field.

In the town based Hockey Club Levy.

The name of the town translates to "New Yavoriv".

Novoiavorivsk is twinned with Leżajsk, Poland.

Notable people

• Andriy "Kuzma" Kuzmenko — lead singer of the band "Skryabin".
• Vasyl Pryima (b. 1991) — Ukrainian footballer.
• Adriana Galetskaya (1978) — Ukrainian painter.

Gallery

• Bandera street in Novoiavorivsk.jpg

  Stepana Bandery street (2008) - main street in Novoiavorivsk

• Barvinok Nowojaworiwsk.JPG

  Store "Barvinok" (Барвінок)

External links

• Official website (Ukrainian)