Borynia, Turka Raion

Borynia (Ukrainian: Бо́риня) is an urban-type settlement in Turka Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine along the flow of the Stryi River. Remotely 145 kilometres (90 mi) from the city of Lviv,[1] 106 kilometres (66 mi) from Uzhhorod, and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Turka. Local government — Borynska settlement council.[2] Population: 1,402 (2020 est.)[3] .

Borynia Бориня
Coat of arms
Borynia Location of Borynia
Coordinates: 49°04′40″N 22°59′43″E
Country Oblast Raion	Ukraine Lviv Oblast Turka Raion
Area
• Total	25 km^2 (10 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,402
Area code(s)	+380 3269
Website	смт Бориня (Ukrainian)

The main occupation of the population is agriculture and forestry.

The first written mention of the settlement dates back to 1552.[4] In 1870 a treasure of Roman coins from Emperor Trajan times, were discovered in Borynia.

Notes

1. DELLA
2. Borynska settlement council Archived December 10, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
3. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
4. "Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich - wynik wyszukiwania - DIR". dir.icm.edu.pl. Retrieved 2014-05-19.

References

• weather.in.ua
• Карпатський народ (in Ukrainian)

Literature

• Ukrainian: Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р.