Lysiatychi

Lysiatychi (Лися́тичі) is a village (selo) in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. It belongs to Stryi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Local government is administered by Lysiatytska village council.

Geography
The village is located along the road from Stryi to Zhydachiv at a distance of 14 km from the district center Stryi. It is 63 km from the regional center of Lviv and 16 km from the city of Zhydachiv. The village is large and has an area of 25,56 km2 and is currently living in the village of about 1791 persons.

History
The first record of the village dates back to 1443 year. Lysiatychi has been town, as testified and town hall, and a large Jewish colony. The town had possessed 1550 acre arable land in 1785.

Attractions
The village has two churches:
 * Church of the Nativity of Christ 1874 (Wooden).
 * St. Nicholas Church, located in the former indoors Roman Catholic Church (1903, stone).

Famous people
Ivan Franko visited the village Lysiatychi and has written about it in his poem "Rusyn traveling with Trouble" (Vandrivka Rusyna z Bidoyu).

Literature

 * Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 835