Radekhiv

Radekhiv
City

Church in Radekhiv

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Country  Ukraine
Province Lviv Oblast
Raion Radekhiv Raion
First mentioned 1472
Magdeburg rights 1752
Area
  Total 16.26 km2 (6.28 sq mi)
Elevation 231 m (758 ft)
Population (2013)
  Total 9,600
  Density 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 80200
Area code(s) +380-3255
Website http://radekhiv-miskrada.in.ua/
Location in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine

Radekhiv (Ukrainian: Раде́хів, Polish: Radziechów) is a city in Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It is administrative center of the Radekhiv Raion. Population: 9,600(2013 est.)[1].

Ed Stelmach, the premier of the Canadian province of Alberta from 2006 to 2011, is descended from immigrants who arrived in Canada from Radekhiv. The town is the birthplace of Polish lawyer and government minister Kazimierz Wladyslaw Kumaniecki, Polish diplomat Marian Szumlakowski, and Polish art historian Juliusz Ross.

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Coordinates: 50°16′58″N 24°38′15″E / 50.28278°N 24.63750°E / 50.28278; 24.63750

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