Lviv's Fact
| Population (2010) | : | 760,000 |
| City's Area | : | 182.01 km² |
| Coordinates | : | 49°51'0"N 24°01'0"E |
| Time Zone | : | CET (UTC+2), CEST (UTC+3) when summer time |
| Motto | : | Semper Fidelis (Latin: "Always Faithful" or "Always Loyal") |
| City's Stadium | : | DArena Lviv (34,915 seats) |
| Top Football Club | : | Kaparty Lviv |
| Website | : | www.city-adm.lviv.ua |
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| Coat of Arms |
Lviv or in German: Lemberg; is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine. Since its founding in 1256, Lviv power switch several times. Lviv is known as the City of Lev to commemorate the king's son Danylo Halytsky, then became Lwów when Poland took over, and then changed again to Lemberg when the Kingdom of Austria held the city was in 1772 and 1918. Russian people get to know her as Lvov, which means lion, who became a symbol of the city. Under Poland until World War II, Lviv suffered Nazi invasion in 1941 and suffering where approximately half a million people died before the Soviets in control of three and a half years later. Yalta conference to finally enter the Lviv region of Ukraine.
Lviv is known for the festival, they held more than a hundred festivals every year. ON 28 April 2009, Lviv was introduced as a cultural center of Ukraine. This status is awarded based on research results Ukrainian Tourism Board. Lviv was given that title because more than a hundred festivals held each year, has 60 museums and the hundred churches of various schools, and a major attraction for tourists. The city was given the nickname "Little Paris of Ukraine" or the little Paris of Ukraine. Lviv is also the birthplace of football Ukraine and Poland. The first documented game took place on July 14, 1894. This date is considered the birthday of Ukrainian football.
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| Lviv's Market Square |
One of the tourist destination in Lviv you should visit is Market Square (Ukrainian: Ploshcha Rynok). The Market Place is a central square of the city of Lviv, Ukraine. Market Place was rebuilt after a fire in the 16th century, there were trenches and four corner stone fountain decorated with ornate statues of Greek gods. This place is one of the most romantic place in Lviv (some people use it to propose their lover). Presented a spectacular view of the spiers of city hall. In 1998 the Market Place, together with the historic city center of Lviv, was Recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site.
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| Oleg Luzhny |
One of the most famous people born in Lviv is Oleh Romanovych Luzhny or famous with Oleg Luzhny. He is a retired Ukrainian football defender, currently assistant manager of FC Dynamo Kyiv. He has the most matches for Ukraine as a captain with a record 39 times. In his club career, Luzhny has won four Ukrainian Cups, 7 Ukrainian Premier Leagues, a USSR Premier League and a USSR Cup with Dynamo Kyiv, a FA Premier League, two FA Cups, and a Community Shield Cups with Arsenal FC. In December 2000 he was voted into the Ukrainian "Team of the Century" according to a poll by The Ukrainsky Futbol weekly. Luzhny received the fourth biggest number of votes, behind only to Oleg Blokhin, Andriy Shevchenko and Anatoly Demyanenko.
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| Lviv's Map |
Distance to other Euro 2012 Venues
| Warsaw | : | 385 km |
| Kyiv | : | 540 km |
| Wroclaw | : | 620 km |
| Poznan | : | 700 km |
| Gdansk | : | 725 km |
| Kharkiv | : | 1,015 km |
| Donetsk | : | 1,175 km |
Source : goal.com, wikipedia, bolaeropa.com, euro.okezone.com
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Let your heart guide you. It whispers so listen closely.
ya i also agree let your heart guide
Very nice heart is always on left but always right
1894 - this football had nothing in common with Ukraine. How pathetic.
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