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'''L'viv''' (''Polish: Lwów; Eng: Lvov; German: Lemberg'') is a city in the west of [[Ukraine]] and has a population of 728,350 (2016).
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|country =Ukraine
|state =
|region =Lviv Oblast
|settled =
|charter =
|population =717,273
|area =57.5 sq mi
|density =12,000/sq mi
|mayor =Andriy Sadovyi
|demonym =Leopolitan
|co-ordinates =49°50′33″N 24°01′56″E
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'''L'viv''' (''Polish: Lwów; Eng: Lvov; German: Lemberg'') is a city in the west of [[Ukraine]] and has a population of 728,350 (2016), being the 6th largest of the country.
With the re-creation of the Polish state as a result of the [[Treaty of Versailles]] in 1919, Lviv was taken from the defunct [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]] and given to [[Poland]]. In September 1939, as a result of [[Molotov-Ribbentrop pact]], Lviv became a part of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Ukraine.
With the re-creation of the Polish state as a result of the [[Treaty of Versailles]] in 1919, Lviv was taken from the defunct [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]] and given to [[Poland]]. In September 1939, as a result of [[Molotov-Ribbentrop pact]], Lviv became a part of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Ukraine.
===Polish-Ukrainian war 1918-1019===
===Polish-Ukrainian war 1918-1019===
[[File:Bandera monument.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Monument to Nazi-collaborator [[Stepan Bandera]] unveiled in 2007 in Lviv.]]
The [[Pole]]s regarded the city of Lwów, which was the crucially important settlement in [[East Galicia]], as one of the most important cities of Polish [[culture]] and the [[nation]] following [[Cracow]], [[Warsaw]], and [[Vilnius]] (Wilno).
The [[Pole]]s regarded the city of Lwów, which was the crucially important settlement in [[East Galicia]], as one of the most important cities of Polish [[culture]] and the [[nation]] following [[Cracow]], [[Warsaw]], and [[Vilnius]] (Wilno).