Sheptytskyi

Sheptytskyi
Шептицький
  • Clockwise from top: Church of the Holy Spirit
  • Saint Josaphat Church
  • Saint George Monastery
  • Potocki Palace
Sheptytskyi
Location of Sheptytskyi in Ukraine
Sheptytskyi
Sheptytskyi (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 50°23′12″N 24°13′44″E / 50.38667°N 24.22889°E / 50.38667; 24.22889
Country Ukraine
OblastLviv Oblast
RaionSheptytskyi Raion
HromadaSheptytskyi urban hromada
Foundedc. 1692
Government
  MayorAndriy Zalivsky
Area
  Total
37.6 km2 (14.5 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
64,297
  Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Sister citiesBékéscsaba

Sheptytskyi (Ukrainian: Шептицький, IPA: [ʃepˈtɪtsʲkɪj]), formerly Chervonohrad (Ukrainian: Червоноград, pronounced [tʃerwonoˈɦrɑd] ), historically Krystynopol, is a historical mining town and the administrative center of Sheptytskyi Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Sheptytskyi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Sheptytskyi lies about 62 km north of Lviv, 7 km from Sokal, 28 km northeast of the town of Voroniv, and has a population of 64,297 (2022 estimate).