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Lviv - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Names and symbols 2 History Toggle History subsection 2.1 Galicia–Volhynia Wars 2.2 Kingdom of Poland 2.3 Habsburg Empire 2.3.1 World War I 2.4 Polish–Ukrainian War 2.5 Interwar period 2.6 World War II 2.6.1 Soviet occupation and incorporation 2.6.2 German occupation 2.6.3 Soviet re-occupation 2.7 Soviet era 2.8 Independent Ukraine 2.8.1 Russo-Ukrainian War 2.8.1.1 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 3 Geography Toggle Geography subsection 3.1 Climate 4 Administrative divisions 5 Demographics Toggle Demographics subsection 5.1 Historical populations 5.2 Language 5.3 Ethnic Polish population 5.4 Jewish population 6 Economy Toggle Economy subsection 6.1 Information technology 7 Culture Toggle Culture subsection 7.1 Architecture 7.2 Monuments 7.3 Religion 7.3.1 Christianity 7.3.2 Judaism 7.4 Arts 7.5 Theatre and opera 7.6 Museums and art galleries 7.7 Music 7.8 Universities and academia 7.9 Mathematics 7.10 Print and media 7.11 In cinema and literature 7.12 Parks 8 Sport Toggle Sport subsection 8.1 Association football 8.2 Stadia 8.3 Other sports 9 Tourism 10 Popular culture 11 Public transport Toggle Public transport subsection 11.1 Railways 11.2 Air transport 11.3 Bicycle lanes 12 Education Toggle Education subsection 12.1 Universities 13 Notable people 14 International relations Toggle International relations subsection 14.1 Twin towns – sister cities 14.2 Partner cities 15 See also 16 References 17 Bibliography 18 External links Toggle the table of contents Lviv 151 languages Аԥсшәа Afrikaans Alemannisch አማርኛ Aragonés Ænglisc العربية مصرى অসমীয়া Asturianu Kotava Azərbaycanca تۆرکجه Башҡортса Basa Bali Boarisch Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Беларуская Betawi Български বাংলা Brezhoneg Bosanski Català Нохчийн Cebuano کوردی Qırımtatarca Čeština Чӑвашла Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Ελληνικά Esperanto Español Eesti Euskara فارسی Suomi Võro Føroyskt Français Arpetan Nordfriisk Frysk Gagauz Gàidhlig Galego Gaelg Hausa Hawaiʻi עברית हिन्दी Hrvatski Hornjoserbsce Magyar Հայերեն Արեւմտահայերէն Bahasa Indonesia Interlingue Ido Íslenska Italiano 日本語 Jawa ქართული Қазақша ಕನ್ನಡ 한국어 Kurdî Коми Кыргызча Latina Ladino Ladin Lombard ລາວ Lietuvių Latviešu Мокшень Malagasy Олык марий Македонски മലയാളം Монгол मराठी Кырык мары Bahasa Melayu Malti Эрзянь Nedersaksies नेपाली Nederlands Norsk nynorsk Norsk bokmål Occitan Ирон ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Papiamentu Picard Pälzisch Polski Piemontèis پنجابی Ποντιακά پښتو Português Runa Simi Română Русский Русиньскый Саха тыла Sardu Sicilianu Scots سنڌي Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Simple English Slovenčina Slovenščina Shqip Српски / srpski Svenska Kiswahili Ślůnski தமிழ் తెలుగు Тоҷикӣ ไทย Türkmençe Tagalog Tolışi Türkçe Татарча / tatarça Тыва дыл Удмурт Українська اردو Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Vèneto Vepsän kel’ Tiếng Việt Volapük Walon Winaray 吴语 მარგალური ייִדיש 粵語中文 Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Switch to legacy parser Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikivoyage Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide Coordinates: 49°50′33″N 24°01′56″E / 49.84250°N 24.03222°E / 49.84250; 24.03222 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia City in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine Several terms redirect here. 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O. and E. Church Railway Station Flag Coat of arms Logo Nicknames: Lion's/Leo's City,[1] Banderstadt (tongue-in-cheek) Motto: "Lviv is open to the world" Lviv Location within Lviv Oblast Show map of Lviv Oblast Lviv Location within Ukraine Show map of Ukraine Lviv Location within Europe Show map of Europe Coordinates: 49°50′33″N 24°01′56″E / 49.84250°N 24.03222°E / 49.84250; 24.03222[[Geographic coordinate system|Coordinates]]: {{#parsoid\u0000fragment:18}}[https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Lviv&params=49_50_33_N_24_01_56_E_region:UA_type:city(723403) 49°50′33″N 24°01′56″E / 49.84250°N 24.03222°E / 49.84250; 24.03222][[Category:Pages using gadget WikiMiniAtlas]]"}}'/> Country Ukraine Oblast Lviv Oblast Raion Lviv Raion Hromada Lviv urban hromada Founded 1256 Town rights 1356 Government • Mayor Andriy Sadovyi (Self Reliance) Area • City 148.9 km2 (57.5 sq mi) • Metro 4,975 km2 (1,921 sq mi) Elevation 296 m (971 ft) Population (2025)[2] • City 723,403 • Rank 5th in Ukraine • Density 4,858/km2 (12,580/sq mi) • Urban[3] 720,797 • Metro[4] 1,141,119 Demonyms Leopolitan Time zone UTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST) Postal codes 79000–79490 Area code +380 32(2) Licence plate BC, HC (before 2004: ТА, ТВ, ТН, ТС) Website city-adm.lviv.ua UNESCO World Heritage Site Official name L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre Criteria Cultural: ii, v Reference 865 Inscription 1998 (22nd Session) Endangered 2023–present Area 2,441 ha (6,030 acres) Lviv[a] is the fifth-largest city in Ukraine, as well as the largest city in the western part of the country, with a population of 723,403 (2025 estimate).[5] It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion,…