Sykhivskyi District

Sykhivskyi District
Сихівський район
Urban district in Lviv

Map of Lviv and its raions with Sykhiv highlighted in red.
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Lviv Oblast
Population
  Total 151,371
Time zone EET

Sykhivskyi District (Ukrainian: Сихівський район) is urban district of Lviv, named after the historical district of Sykhiv. This district covers southeastern part of the city.

Sykhivskyi District was officially created in 2000 what makes it the newest destrict of Lviv. It contains such neighborhoods as Novyi Lviv, Persenkivka, Kozelnyky and actually Sykhiv. Northern part of the district was developed mostly during the 1920s and 1930s when Lviv belonged to Poland. Southeastern (the core of the raion) and western parts were developed in the 1980s and 1990s by Ukrainian Soviet government.

In June 2001 Pope John Paul II during his visit to Lviv carried out two meetings here.

In Sykhivskyi District are situated Arena Lviv stadium and Lviv Bus Factory.

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Coordinates: 49°47′43″N 24°02′59″E / 49.7953°N 24.0497°E / 49.7953; 24.0497

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