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The Lost Jewish Cemeteries of Lviv

Areta — Sat, 14 Jan 2023 01:22:59 +0000

While many old Jewish cemeteries still remain around Galicia, the same cannot be said of the Jewish burial grounds in Lviv (Lemberg / Lwów). Only found fragments of their ancient tombstones (matzevah) — which were used by the Nazis and Soviets as pavement and building material — remind us of […]

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How Lviv’s Neighborhoods Got Their Names

Areta — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 12:25:04 +0000

A look at Lviv’s territorial expansion and annexation of former manorial farms Most people are familiar with how Lviv got its name — founder King Danylo of Halych named the city in honor of his son Lev (“lion”). But what about the names of Lviv’s neighborhoods? It turns out a lot of […]

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‘Schranken’ & ‘Rogatkas’: Lviv’s Austrian-Era Tollgates

Areta — Sat, 20 Mar 2021 11:45:58 +0000

The first tollgates (Polish: rogatka; German: Schranke) in Lviv (Lemberg / Lwów) appeared at the end of the eighteenth century when Galicia passed into the possession of the Habsburgs. Until then, customs duties were collected at the city gates that were set within the city walls. In 1777, the dismantling […]

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Austrian Military Barracks in Lviv – Part II

Areta — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 18:08:17 +0000

From the End of Nineteenth Century to WWI When Galicia came under the rule of the Habsburg Monarchy in 1772, no specially built barracks or barracks complexes existed in Lviv. At first, the Austrian military used the premises of Lviv’s monasteries for magazines (ammunition storehouses) and barracks (Ger: Kaserne/Caserne; Polish: koszary; Ukr: касарні, казарми, кошари). […]

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Historical Maps of Galicia (1775-1918)

Areta — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 12:47:46 +0000

Borders and Districts of Galicia Galicia as a geopolitical entity was created in 1772 with the establishment of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, the Habsburg Monarchy’s (later the Austrian Empire’s) easternmost crownland. The capital of the province was Lemberg (today Lviv). A century and a half later, in 1918, […]

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