Lychakivskyi District
urban district in Lviv in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Lychakivskyi District (Ukrainian: Личаківський район) is an urban district of the city of Lviv, named after the historical district of Lychakiv. This district covers eastern part of the city. It contains such neighborhoods as Mayorivka, Pasiky, Pohulianka, Yalivets and Lychakiv itself. In the east it includes the Vynnyky forest, which borders the city of Vynnyky.
Historical localities
Lychakiv
Lychakiv was historically famous for the local cabbage, which was sold on Lviv's markets both fresh and as sauerkraut. A popular local dish of red cabbage with apples is named after the locality. Inhabitants of the area also traditionally engaged in trade with buckwheat and other grains. During the mid-19th century a chapel dedicated to Virgin Mary, the patroness of Lychakiv, was constructed by locals on the road to Hlyniany. Destroyed by Soviet authorities in 1959, it was restored in 1998.
In 1894 an electric tram line was opened between downtown Lviv and Lychakiv, despite the protests of local cabmen.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Lychakivskyi District” as urban district in Lviv in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as urban district in Lviv in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 9, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4270859. VIAF identifies the subject as 170817875. The Library of Congress control number is n2011030207. Authority coordinates are 49.833, 24.083. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1959, 1998 and 1894.
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