Founded 1965 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 203 ha Local time Monday 4:06 PM | Elevation 300 m (1,000 ft) Postal code 81053, 81054 Population 30,271 (2014) | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Novoiavorivsk or Novoyavorivsk (Ukrainian: Новояворівськ) is a city in Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. Population: 30,271 (2013 est.).
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Map of Novoiavorivsk, Lvivska, Ukraine
The town is about 45 minute trip from the oblast's administrative centre Lviv. The town is located on a major road, which ends at the border of Poland as the E40 and continues to Lviv.
The town was founded in 1965 as a workers' settlement called Jantarne (Ukrainian: Янтарне). In 1969 it was renamed to Novoiavorivsk.
Novoiavorivsk's city center contains a large square with the town's "Palace of Culture" building and the town's church. The town also contains a football field.
In the town based Hockey Club Levy.
The name of the town translates to "New Yavoriv".
Novoiavorivsk is twinned with Leżajsk, Poland.