Drohobych
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| Oblast' | Lviv Oblast |
| Population Population density | 77,049[link] (2005) 1879.240 /km² |
| Area | 41 km² |
| First Mentioned City rights | 1387 1422 |
| Area code | +(380) 3244 |
| Postal code | 82119 |
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Drohobych (#redirect , German: , Polish: , Russian: ) is a city located on the Tysmenytsia River in the Lviv Oblast (province), in western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Drohobytsky Raion (district), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast.
The current estimated population is around 77,049 (as of 2005).
Industries currently based in the city include oil-refineries, chemicals, machinery, metallurgy, and food processing.
History
Drohobych is first mentioned in 1387, and thereafter was part of Poland. The city received Magdeburg rights in 1422 (1496 according to other sources[link]). The 1772 partition of Poland gave Drohobycz to Austria. Following World War I, the city was returned to Poland, but with World War II, the city became part of the Soviet Ukraine of the USSR.Demographics
The population of Drohobych throughout the years was:
- 1931 - 32,300 inhabitants
- 1959 - 42,000 inhabitants
- 1970 - 56,000 inhabitants
- 2001 - 79,000 inhabitants
In 1931, the total population of the Drohobych district was 194,456, distributed among different languages: [Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia].
- Polish: 91,935 (47.3%)
- Ukrainian: 79,214 (40.7%)
- Yiddish: 20,484 (10.5%)
People
- Elisabeth Bergner (born Ettel), Jewish actor (born here)
- Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Polish military commander, szlachta (born on Vilnius)
- Maciej Aleksy Dawidowski, Polish scoutmaster (born here)
- Ivan Franko, Ukrainian poet and writer, born in Nahuievychi, near Drohobych
- Irene Frisch, Jewish writer (born here)
- Maurycy Gottlieb, Jewish painter (born here)
- Hryhorii Kossak, Ukrainian military leader (born here)
- Zenon Kossak, Ukrainian military and political leader (born here)
- Andrii Melnyk, Ukrainian military and political leader (born near Drohobych)
- Wacław Rzewuski, Polish hetman, drama writer and poet, the starost of this city
- Bruno Schulz, Jewish writer (born and died here)
- Yaroslav Popovych, cyclist
Sister Cities
External links
- () [Official website of Drohobych]
- () [Drohobych the King's city]
- () [Drohobych.Net]
- () [Drohobych.Biz]
- () [Drohobych Portal]
- () [Stories by Irene Frisch, a Drohobych-born Holocaust Survivor]
- [Map of Drohobych]
- () [Drohobych] in Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine database
- () [Drohobych] in [Encyclopedia of Ukraine].
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| Subdivisions of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine |
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| Raions: |
Boryslav City |
Brodivsky Raion |
Busky Raion |
Chervonohrad City |
Drohobych City |
Drohobytsky Raion |
Horodotsky Raion |
Kamyanka-Buzky Raion |
Lviv City |
Morshyn City |
Mostysky Raion |
Mykolaivsky Raion |
Novyi Rozdil City |
Peremyshliansky Raion |
Pustomytivsky Raion |
Radekhivsky Raion |
Sambir City |
Sambirsky Raion |
Skolivsky Raion |
Sokalsky Raion |
Starosambirsky Raion |
Stryi City |
Stryisky Raion |
Truskavets City |
Turkivsky Raion |
Yavorivsky Raion |
Zhovkivsky Raion |
Zhydachivsky Raion |
Zolochivsky Raion |
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| Cities: |
Belz |
Bibrka |
Boryslav |
Brody |
Busk |
Chervonohrad |
Dobromyl |
Drohobych |
Dublyany |
Hlynyany |
Horodok |
Kamyanka-Buzka |
Khodoriv |
Khyriv |
Komarno |
Lviv |
Morshyn |
Mostyska |
Mykolayiv |
Novoyavorivske |
Novyi Kalyniv |
Novyi Rozdil |
Peremyshliany |
Pustomyty |
Radekhiv |
Rava Ruska |
Rudky |
Sambir |
Skole |
Sokal |
Sosnivka |
Staryi Sambir |
Stebnyk |
Stryi |
Sudova Vyshnya |
Truskavets |
Turka |
Ugniv |
Velyki Mosty |
Vynnyky |
Yavoriv |
Zhovkva |
Zhydachiv
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| Towns: | Zolochiv | ||
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