Lviv
Name in English:
Lviv
Name in Ukrainian:
Львів
Name in Polish:
Lwow
Name in German:
Lemberg
Name in Russian:
Львов (Lvov)
Name in Hebrew:
לבוב
Name in Yiddish:
לעמבערג
Historical-cultural region:
Eastern Galicia
Coordinates:
49°50' N, 24°00' E
Administrative History:
Years | Town | District | Province | Country |
1772-1918 | Lemberg | Lwów | Galicia | Austrian Empire |
1918-1939 | Lwów | Lwów | Lwów | Poland |
1939-1941 | Lwów | Soviet Union | ||
1941-1944 | Lemberg | Germany - under Nazi occupation | ||
1944-1991 | Lwów | USSR | ||
Since1991 | L'viv | Ukraine |
Population Data:
Years | General Population | Jewish Population |
1578 | 1500 | |
1648 | 5000 | |
1765 | 6142 | |
1800 | 37,957 | 18,302 |
1869 | 87,109 | 26,694 |
1880 | 103,422 | 31,000 |
1910 | 206,113 | 57,387 |
1921 | 219,388 | 76,854 |
1931 | 312,231 | 99,595 |
1939 | 313,000 | 109,500 |
1941 | 337,000 | 150,000 |
Links:
Read more about L'viv on Wikipedia
L'viv in the Kehilalinks project
L'viv on Virtual Shtetel project
Selected items:
Budżet gminy żydowskiej we Lwowie
To further explore the heritage Jewish Lviv click here
L'viv is located in Western Ukraine (see map). The Jewish community in L'viv was established in the mid 13th Century.
Photographs:
1) The Golden Rose synagogue in Lviv - one of the largest Jewish centers in its time.
2) A mamorial site in Lviv
3) The Jewish synagogue in Lviv today.
Items relevant to the community
Title | Type of item | Years |
---|---|---|
Untersuchung der Fälle illegaler Niederlassung ... | CAHJP Cards | 1857 to 1859 |
Materiały dot. wyborów członków Rady wyznaniowe... | CAHJP Cards | 1904 |
Wyciąg z aktów grodzkich lwowskich dot."lustrac... | CAHJP Cards | 1647 |
Korespondencja w sprawie zażaleń i protestów pr... | CAHJP Cards | 1899 to 1900 |
Projekt statutu organizacyjnego w sprawie utwor... | CAHJP Cards | 1907 |
Materiały dot. działalności szkół żydowskich mę... | CAHJP Cards | 1903 |
W sprawie sprzedarzy realności (ul. Zielona, l.... | CAHJP Cards | 1911 to 1912 |
Protokoły wyborów mężów zaufania dla wyboru ra... | CAHJP Cards | 1906 |
Rejestr długów Żydów za spłacone kontrybucje za... | CAHJP Cards | 1670 |
Okólniki Zarządu Lwowskiego okręgu Malopolski w... | CAHJP Cards | 1938 to 1939 |