Hirnyk, Lviv Oblast

Hirnyk
Гірник
Flag of Hirnyk
Coat of arms of Hirnyk
Hirnyk is located in Ukraine
Hirnyk
Hirnyk
Hirnyk is located in Lviv Oblast
Hirnyk
Hirnyk
Coordinates: 50°20′33″N 24°12′24″E / 50.34250°N 24.20667°E / 50.34250; 24.20667
Country Ukraine
OblastLviv Oblast
RaionSheptytskyi Raion
HromadaSheptytskyi urban hromada
Established1954
Elevation
193 m (633 ft)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
2,658
Postal code
80191

Hirnyk (Ukrainian: Гірник, Russian: Горняк) is a rural settlement in Sheptytskyi Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It belongs to Sheptytskyi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Population: 2,820 (2022 estimate)[3].

History

The settlement was occupied by Nazi-German forces during World War II.[4]

Until 18 July 2020, Hirnyk belonged to Chervonohrad Municipality. As part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven, Chervonohrad Municipality was merged into newly established Chervonohrad Raion (now Sheptytskyi Raion).[5][6]

Until 26 January 2024, Hirnyk was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Hirnyk became a rural settlement.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Червоноградська - Територіальна громада" [Chervonohradska - Territorial community] (PDF) (in Hebrew). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-05-07.
  2. ^ "Червоноградская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  3. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  4. ^ Luchynets, Zinaida (2020-05-06). "Братська могила радянських воїнів у Гірнику". Krystynopol.info - Краєзнавчо-туристичний портал (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 5 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  6. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  7. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.

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