Lviv: open to the world.

Lviv (Ukrainian: Львів [lʲʋiu̯]) is the largest city in western Ukraine and the seventh-largest city in the country overall, with a population of around 728,350 as of 2016. Lviv is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine.
Named in honor of Leo, the eldest son of Daniel, King of Ruthenia, it was the capital of the Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia (also called the Kingdom of Ruthenia) from 1272 to 1349. In 1918, for a short time, it was the capital of the West Ukrainian People's Republic.
In 1991, it became part of the independent nation of Ukraine. Administratively, Lviv serves as the administrative center of Lviv Oblast and has the status of city of oblast significance. Lviv was the centre of the historical regions of Red Ruthenia and Galicia. The historical heart of the city, with its old buildings and cobblestone streets, survived Soviet and German occupations during World War II largely unscathed. The city has many industries and institutions of higher education such as Lviv University and Lviv Polytechnic. Lviv is also the home of many cultural institutions, including a philharmonic orchestra and the Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet. The historic city centre is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Besides its Ukrainian name, the city is also known by several other names in different languages: Polish - Lwów, German - Lemberg, Yiddish - לעמבערג‎ (Lemberg) or לעמבעריק (Lèmberik), Russian - Львов (Lvov); Hungarian - Ilyvó, Serbo-Croatian - Lavov, Romanian - Liov, Latin - Leopolis, Crimean Tatar - İlbav.
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