Opory
Rural locality in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
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Opory (Ukrainian: Опори, Polish: Opary) is a village in the Medenychi settlement hromada of the Drohobych Raion of Lviv Oblast in Ukraine.[1]
Opory
Опори | |
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Bus stop in Opory Ukraine | |
  Opory Location in Lviv Oblast  Opory Opory (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 49°24′53″N 23°41′47″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Lviv Oblast |
| Raion | Drohobych Raion |
| Hromada | Medenychi rural hromada |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 82164 |
History
The village was part of Poland until 1945, located in the Lwów Voivodeship, within the Drohobych County and the Medenice, 18 kilometers northeast of Drohobych.
In 1843, Władysław Łoziński – a Polish novelist, historian, and secretary of the Ossoliński National Institute – was born in Opary.
On 19 July 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Drohobych Raion, the village became part of the Drohobych Raion.[2]
Religion
- Saints Constantine and Helen church (1830)[3]
Notable residents
- Vasyl Boiko (1942–2020), Ukrainian scientist, doctor of technical sciences, professor, academician
- Władysław Łoziński (1843–1913), Polish writer, historian and art collector, known for his books about the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
