Zaliznychnyi District, Lviv
Zaliznychnyi District
Залізничний район | |
|---|---|
Lviv railway station | |
Map of Lviv and its districts with Zaliznychnyi highlighted in red. | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Lviv Oblast |
| Population | |
• Total | 126,020 |
| Time zone | EET |
Zaliznýčnyj District (Ukrainian: Залізни́чний райо́н) is an urban district of the city of Lviv, named after the Lviv railway station (залізниця, zaliznytsia means railway). This district covers western part of the city. It contains such neighborhoods as Bilohorshcha, Levandivka and Sknylivok. Lviv International Airport is also situated in this district.
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Zaliznychny district is one of the two districts of Lviv, along with Shevchenkivskyi, whose names have not been changed since Soviet times. Its name is derived from the fact that the includes the main railway station and its vicinity. The workers of the Lviv railway have historically lived mostly in Levandivka, which lies within the district.[1]
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