Frankivskyi District
Frankivskyi District
Франківський район | |
|---|---|
Main building of Lviv Polytechnic | |
Map of Lviv and its districts with Frankivskyi highlighted in red. | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Lviv Oblast |
| Population | |
• Total | 146,414 |
| Time zone | EET |
Frankivskyi District (Ukrainian: Франкі́вський райо́н) is an urban district in the city of Lviv, named after the Ukrainian writer and social activist Ivan Franko. This district covers the southwestern part of the city. It contains such neighborhoods as Vulka, Kastelivka, Novyi Svit and Kulparkiv.
Name
The Frankivskyi district is one of the youngest administrative districts in Lviv, having only been established on April 15, 1973, when it was named the Soviet district. After the independence of Ukraine, on February 3, 1993, the district's current name, Frankivskyi district, was approved by the Verkhovna Rada.[1]
See also
49°48′40″N 23°59′49″E / 49.8111°N 23.9969°E
References
- ^ "Про перейменування Радянського району міста Львова". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-07-03.