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Lviv

We are researching local information about Lviv. Lviv is the largest city in western Ukraine, a center of art, literature, music and theater, and a business center connecting Warsaw and Kyiv. We will feature information that seems good to know when advancing to Lviv.

Lviv Information

Geography

It is located at the edge of the Rostokian Highlands, at an altitude of about 300m above sea level. It is located about 70 km east of the Polish border. It is about 540 km west of the capital Kyiv.

Climate

Winters are cold and summers are mild. The average temperature is about 17degC in summer and -2degC in winter.

Population

On 2019 statistics, about 720,000.

Culture, Sightseeing

Lviv Theater, Historical Center, etc.
- High Castle Hill in Lviv
- Lviv National Academic Opera Theater

Major Industry

tourism, information technology (IT), business services, logistics, machinery, mining and manufacturing, etc.

Education

Lviv University, Lviv Polytechnic National University, 8 universities, 12 academies and more than 40 research institutes are concentrated in this important educational center in Ukraine.
- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv
- Lviv Polytechnic National University

Transportation

There are trolleybuses, buses, trains, Lviv international airports. It is known as a place where cycling is popular because of the well-maintained bicycle lanes.


Europe

Ukraine, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Portugal, Czech, Hungary, Estonia, Poland, Slovakia, Latvia, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Russia, Iceland, Belarus, Moldova, Northern Macedonia, Albania, Luxembourg, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Serbia, Montenegro, Andorra, Kosovo, San Marino, Vatican, Malta, Liechtenstein, Monaco

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