Lviv

**Lviv** ( *L’viv*, ; ; ; ; ; see an aa ither names) is a ceety in wastren Ukraine.

The ceety is regardit as ane o the main cultural centres o the day's Ukraine an historically haes an aa been a major Pols an Jewish cultural center, as Poles an Jews wur the twa main ethnicities o the ceety till the ootbreak o Warld War II an the follaein Holocaust an Pols population transfers (1944–1946). The historical hert o Lviv wi its auld biggins an cobblestane roads haes survived Warld War II an ensuin Soviet presence lairgely unscathed. The ceety haes mony industries an institutions o heicher education sic as the Lviv University an the Lviv Polytechnic. Lviv is an aw a hame tae mony warld-cless cultural institutions, includin a philharmonic orchestra an the famous Lviv Theatre o Opera an Ballet. The historic ceety centre is on the UNESCO Warld Heritage Leet. Lviv celebratit its 750t anniversary wi a ''son et lumière'' in the ceety centre in September 2006.

On 12 Juin 2009 the Ukrainian magazine *[[Focus (Ukrainian magazine)|Focus]]* assessed Lviv as the best Ukrainian ceety tae live in. Its mair Wastren European flavor lends it the nickname the "Little Paris o Ukraine".

## History

Lviv wis foondit in 1256 in Red Ruthenie bi Keeng Danylo Halytskyi o the Ruthenian principality o Halych-Volhynie, an named in honour o his son, Lev. Thegither wi the rest o Red Ruthenie, Lviv wis captured bi the Kinrick o Poland in 1349 durin the reign o Pols keeng Casimir III the Great. Lviv belanged tae the Croun o the Kinrick o Poland 1349–1772, the Austrian Empire 1772–1918 an the Seicont Pols Republic 1918–1939. Wi the Invasion o Poland at the ootbreak o the seicont Warld War, the ceety o Lviv wi adjacent land wur annexed an incorporatit intae the Soviet Union, becomin pairt o the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic frae 1939 tae 1941. Atween Juie 1941 an Julie 1944 Lviv wis unner German occupation an wis locatit in the General Govrenment. In Julie 1944 it wis captured bi the Soviet Reid Airmy an the Pols Hame Airmy. Accordin tae the greements o the Yalta Conference, Lviv wis again integratit intae the Ukrainian SSR.

Efter the collapse o the Soviet Union in 1991, the ceety remained a pairt o the nou independent Ukraine, for which it currently serves as the admeenistrative centre o Lviv Oblast, an is designatit as its awn raion (destrict) athin that oblast.

## Internaitional relations
### Twin touns — sister ceeties

## Economy
Lviv is ane o the lairgest ceeties in Ukraine an is growin rapidly. Accordin tae the Meenistry o Economy o Ukraine the average salary in the Lviv Oblast is a little less nor the average for Ukraine which in December 2007 wis aboot 1616 UAH. In 2006 Ukraine's economic freedom wis ratit at 3.24 (whaur a ratin 1.0 is "freer" than a ratin 5.0). Accordin tae the World Bank classification Lviv is a lawer middle-income ceety. Thare are mony restaurants an shops as well as street vendors o fuid, beuks, claes, traditional cultural items an tourist gifts. Bankin an money tradin are an important pairt o the economy o Lviv wi mony banks an exchynge offices throughoot the ceety.

Lviv Airlines haes its heid office on the grunds o Lviv Airport.

## References

## Freemit airtins

* www.lviv.travel &nbsp;— Multilingual offeecial promotional wabsteid aboot Lviv
* city-adm.lviv.ua&nbsp;— Official Lviv city council website