Sambir
city of regional significance, the administrative center of the Sambir district, Lviv region of Ukraine
Sambir (Ukrainian: Самбір, IPA: [ˈsɑmbir] ; Polish: Sambor, IPA: ['sam.bɔr] ; Yiddish: סאַמבאָר, romanized: Sambor) is a city in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Sambir Raion (district) and is located close to the border with Poland. Sambir hosts the administration of Sambir urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is 34,152 (2022 estimate)or 35,186 (2025 estimate).
Geography
Location
Sambir is situated on the left bank of the Dniester river. The city stands at a crossroads. It is a cultural, industrial and tourist center of modern Ukraine.
Sambir is the fifth largest city in Lviv Oblast. Distance to the regional center by rail is 78 miles, by road 76 km length of the city from the south-west to north-east is 10.5 km, and from north-west to south-east 4.5 km. The total area is 24 km2.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as city of regional significance, the administrative center of the Sambir district, Lviv region of Ukraine. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q156593. VIAF identifies the subject as 136069836. The Library of Congress control number is n82156958. Authority coordinates are 49.517, 23.200. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2022 and 2025.
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