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Yavoriv
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Yavoriv
Coordinates: 49°56′49″N 23°23′35″E / 49.94694, 23.39306
Country	Ukraine
Province	Lviv Oblast
District	Yavorivsky Raion
Founded	14th century
Magdeburg law	1569
Area
- Total	23.35 km2 (9 sq mi)
Elevation	296 m (971 ft)
Population (2001)
- Total	13,285
- Density	569.050/km2 (1,473.8/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	81000
Area code(s)	+380-3259

Yavoriv (Ukrainian: Яворів; Polish: Jaworów; Yiddish: יאַוואָראָוו) is a city located in the Lviv Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Yavorivsky Raion (district), and rests approximately 50 km west of the oblast capital, Lviv.

The current estimated population is around 13,500 (as of 2001).

Not far from it is the watering-place of Shklo with sulphur springs. The town was first mentioned in written documents in 1376 and received Magdeburg rights in 1569. It was a favorite residence of king John III Sobieski, who there received the congratulations from the Pope on his success against the Turks at Vienna (1683).

Yavoriv was infamous during World War II for its ghetto. Around 5,000 Jews remained in the ghetto during the course of the war.

Twin towns

Yavoriv is twinned with:

• Jarosław in Poland (since 2006) ^[1]
• Węgorzewo in Poland
• Lubaczów in Poland

References

• Yavoriv, Ukraine
• Official Website Statistics

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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Coordinates: 49°56′49″N 23°23′35″E / 49.94694, 23.39306

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