Nyzhnia Yablunka

Nyzhnia Yablunka (Ukrainian: Нижня Яблунька, Polish: Jabłonka Niżna) is a village (selo) in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, in south-west Ukraine. It belongs to Borynia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

Nyzhnia Yablunka
Нижня Яблунька
Village
Nyzhnia Yablunka
Coordinates: 49°07′11″N 23°57′44″E
Country Ukraine
OblastLviv
RaionSambir
Area
6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Population
2,826
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)

The village was established in 1522. An Orthodox church was mentioned in 1589. The currently standing Orthodox church was built in 1820.[2]

Until 18 July 2020, Nyzhnia Yablunka belonged to Turka 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 Turka Raion was merged into Sambir Raion.[3][4]

References
  1. "Боринська територіальна громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
  2. Rąkowski, Grzegorz (2013). Ukraińskie Karpaty i Podkarpacie. Część zachodnia (in Polish). Pruszków: Oficyna Wydawnicza "Rewasz". p. 417. ISBN 978-83-62460-31-1.
  3. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  4. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.


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