Murovane, Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast

Murovane (; ), formerly Liashky Murovani (; ) is a village in Ukraine, in Lviv Raion within Lviv Oblast. It is part of Murovane rural hromada, and it has a population of 4,630 ().

History

Murovane was first mentioned in 1454, and was historically dominated by a local vegetable farming industry. In 1939, according to Volodymyr Kubijovyč, the village had a population of 1,320. Of this population, 1,090 were Ukrainians, 200 were Polish people (including 80 Osadniks), 20 were Latynnyky, and ten were Jews.

In the present day, there remains a moderately-sized Polish community in Murovane; according to the Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine, Poles comprise around 5% of the population, .

Notable residents

• , Armed Forces of Ukraine soldier killed during the Battle of Debaltseve
• Volodymyr Petryshyn, Ukrainian-American mathematician
• , Ukrainian-Soviet revolutionary and military commander
• , Ukrainian opera singer
• , Ukrainian conductor and politician
• Ihor Yavorskyi, Ukrainian former footballer and football manager

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