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Lviv was officially founded in 1256 by King Daniel of Galicia in the Ruthenian principality of Halych-Volhynia and named in honour of his son Lev. The toponym may best be translated into English as Leo's lands or Leo's City (hence the Latin name Leopolis). In 1261, the city was invaded by the Tatars.
Lviv also hosts the administration of Lviv urban hromada. It was named after Leo I of Galicia, the eldest son of Daniel, King of Ruthenia. Lviv emerged as the centre of the historical regions of Red Ruthenia and Galicia in the 14th century, superseding Halych, Chełm, Belz, and Przemyśl.
- +380 32(2)
- 1256
- 296 m (971 ft)
- Ukraine
May 2, 2024 · Founded in the mid-13th century by Prince Daniel Romanovich of Galicia, Lviv has historically been the chief centre of Galicia, a region now divided between Ukraine and Poland. Its position controlling east-west routes and passes across the Carpathians has given it a stormy history. Polish control was established in 1349.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The city of L’viv was founded in the late Middle Ages where a settlement had existed since the 5th and 6th centuries. It flourished as an administrative, religious and commercial centre due to its favourable geographical position for trade and political development.
History. Lviv was founded in the mid-13th century by Prince Danylo Romanovych near Zvenyhorod, which had been razed by the Tatars, and named after his son Lev Danylovych. Excavations on Vysokyi Zamok have shown that the site was settled in the 10th century. The city is first mentioned in the Galician-Volhynian Chronicle under the year 1256.
multicultural urban history based in large part on recently published research. One of the most striking discoveries presented in that research pertains to the earliest history of Lviv. Traditionally, the city was thought to have been founded by the Galician prince Danylo Romano vych (1202-1264) several
Mar 7, 2022 · For instance, it has traditionally been said that the city was founded in the thirteenth century by a Galician prince, who named it after his son Lev. Archeological evidence unearthed only two decades ago, however, shows that the site has been continuously inhabited since the end of the fifth century.
