Conservation in Ukraine: Biosphere Reserves of Ukraine, World Heritage Sites in Ukraine, Zoos in Ukraine, LVIV, Danube Delta

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Biosphere reserves of Ukraine, World Heritage Sites in Ukraine, Zoos in Ukraine, Lviv, Danube Delta, Kiev Pechersk Lavra, Protected areas of Ukraine, Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kiev, Categories of protected areas of Ukraine, Struve Geodetic Arc, List of historic reserves in Ukraine, Old Town, Askania-Nova, List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Ukraine, Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians, Kiev Zoo, Livadia Palace, East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve, Pysanka Museum, Shatsky ozera, Red Book of Ukraine. Excerpt: Lviv (Ukrainian: L'viv, IPA: Polish: Russian: German: Latin: see also other names) is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following Holocaust and Soviet population transfers. The historical heart of Lviv with its old buildings and cobblestone roads has survived World War II and ensuing Soviet presence largely unscathed. The city has many industries and institutions of higher education such as the Lviv University and the Lviv Polytechnic. Lviv is also a home to many world-class cultural institutions, including a philharmonic orchestra and the famous Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet. The historic city centre is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Lviv celebrated its 750th anniversary with a son et lumiere in the city centre in September 2006. Lviv was founded in 1256 in Red Ruthenia by King Danylo Halytskyi of the Ruthenian principality of Halych-Volhynia, and named in honour of his son, Lev. Together with the rest of Red Ruthenia, Lviv was captured by the Kingdom of Poland in 1349 during the reign of Polish king Casimir III the Great. Lviv belonged to the Cro...