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Lviv is on the edge of the Roztochia Upland, about 70 kilometres (43 miles) east of the Polish border and 160 km (99 mi) north of the eastern Carpathian Mountains. The average altitude of Lviv is 296 metres (971 feet) above sea level. Its highest point is the Vysokyi Zamok (High Castle), 409 meters (1,342 feet) above sea level.
As a part of Poland (and later Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) the city was known as Lwów and became the capital of the Ruthenian Voivodeship, which included five regions: Lwów, Chełm (Ukrainian: Kholm), Sanok, Halicz (Ukrainian: Halych) and Przemyśl (Ukrainian: Peremyshl).
Lwów jest położony na pograniczu wschodniego Roztocza (Roztocze Lwowskie) i Wyżyny Podolskiej, nad rzeką Pełtwią. Jest ważnym ośrodkiem przemysłowym, węzłem lotniczym, kolejowym i drogowym. Na początku 2021 roku, z liczbą mieszkańców wynoszącą niemal 718 tys., Lwów zajmował siódme miejsce wśród najludniejszych ukraińskich miast [1].
Lwów was the spiritual capital of the Polish lands, and at the same time the potential capital of Western Ukraine, and as such, it was extremely important for both sides.
Sep 6, 2024 · Lviv, city, western Ukraine, on the Roztochchya Upland. Founded in the mid-13th century by Prince Daniel Romanovich of Galicia, Lviv has historically been the chief centre of Galicia, a region now divided between Ukraine and Poland.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
In 1894, Lwów was chosen as the location for one of the greatest economic and cultural enterprises of the partition era: the Polish General Exhibition. It looked to the future and showcased the finest achievements of Galician industry and art.
Between World War I and World War II, the multiethnic city of Lwów was in eastern Poland and home to one of the country’s largest Jewish communities. Jews made up about one-third of Lwów’s population, numbering around 100,000 people on the eve of World War II.
