Place details
Place nameL'viv
Other namesL'vov, Lviv, Lvov, Lvyv, Lwów, Lwow, Lemberg, Lembergeri, Leopol
CountryUkrayina
Latitude49.833
Longitude24
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Taken by Poles in 1340; passed to Austrians 1772; given back to Poland in 1919; captured by Soviet Union in 1939; products include buses, machinery, bicycles & televisions; is important publishing center.