Uhniv

Uhniv
Угнів
Uhnów
Church of Nativity of the Virgin Mary
Church of Nativity of the Virgin Mary
Coat of arms of Uhniv
Uhniv is located in Lviv Oblast
Uhniv
Uhniv
Uhniv is located in Ukraine
Uhniv
Uhniv
Coordinates: 50°22′00″N 23°44′40″E / 50.36667°N 23.74444°E / 50.36667; 23.74444
Country Ukraine
OblastLviv Oblast
RaionChervonohrad Raion
HromadaBelz urban hromada
First written mention1360
Magdeburg rights1462
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
939
Old water mill
Ruins of Dormition Church

Uhniv (Ukrainian: Угнів, IPA: [ˈuɦniu̯]; Polish: Uhnów; Yiddish: הובנוב) is a city in Chervonohrad Raion, Lviv Oblast, western Ukraine. It has a population of 939 as of 2022.[1]

Uhniv is the smallest city of Ukraine. It is located 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Belz and 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Rava-Ruska. It is located next to the Poland–Ukraine border. Uhniv belongs to Belz urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] It was passed to Ukraine from Poland as a result of the 1951 Polish–Soviet territorial exchange.

  1. ^ a b "Белзькая городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.