Mostyska
Mostyska
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Mostyska (Ukrainian: Мости́ська, Polish: Mościska, both in the plural), is a city in Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Mostyska urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The city is located in western portion of Sian Lowland near the border with Poland (14 km (8.7 mi)).
History
The names Mościska and Mostyska share a common etymological Slav root "most", which means "bridge", or the place associated with "river crossings". In 1340, Mostyska, together with the territory of
During the
Today, Mostyska is one of main centres of the Polish minority in Ukraine. In 1989, a regional office of the Association of Polish Culture of the Lviv Land was opened. At present Poles make up 36% of population. In 2002, a Polish-language middle school was opened with 250 students.
Until 18 July 2020, Mostyska was the administrative center of Mostyska Raion. As part of the administrative reforms of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven, this raion was abolished in July 2020 and its area was merged with Yavoriv Raion.[3][4]
In popular culture
Mostyska is mentioned regularly in repertoire of Ukrainian music band "Kurwa Matj".[citation needed]
Notable people
- pl:Jan Legowicz, philosopher
- pl:Mikołaj z Mościsk (Nicolaus Moscicensis), mystic
- Bernard Łubieński, Redemptorist priest and preacher
- Persianscholar
- Jozef Kisielewski, writer
See also
References
- ^ "Мостисская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Sadowski, Maciej. CSSR. (2013) "An Aristocrat among Missionaries", SHCR, p. 391. Accessed 1-15-2018
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
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