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Country
  
Ukraine

District
  
Skole Raion

Elevation/(average value of)
  
759 m (2,490 ft)

Area
  
18.83 km²

Province
  
Lviv Oblast

Established
  
1675

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Local time
  
Tuesday 1:39 PM

Nyzhnia Rozhanka

Weather
  
9°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 79% Humidity

Nyzhnia Rozhanka (Ukrainian: Ни́жня Рожа́нка, Polish: Rożanka Niżna) is a Carpathian village (selo) in Skole Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. It is located within the limits the Eastern Beskids (Skole Beskids) in the southern part of the Lviv Oblast. Area of the village totals is 18,83 km2 and the population of the village is about 887 people. Local government is administered by Nyzhnorozhanska village council.

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Map of Nyzhnya Rozhanka, Lvivska, Ukraine

Geography

The village is situated along the Rozhanka river, right tributary of the Opir River (Dniester river basin). Distance from the regional center Lviv is 139 kilometres (86 mi) , 31 kilometres (19 mi) from the district center Skole, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the urban village Slavske. At a distance 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) are located the ski lifts on the Trostyan mountain.
Mineral springs are located near the villages of Verkhnia Rozhanka and Nyzhnia Rozhanka.

History and Attractions

The village is known from the 13th century, although the official founding date of the village is 1675.
The village has a monument of Cultural Heritage in Ukraine, which is the bell tower of the Church of the Epiphany 19th century (wooden) (N – 517).

Literature

  • Ukrainian: (Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р.) Page 717
  • References

    Nyzhnia Rozhanka Wikipedia