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Lviv / Lvov / Lemberg

facts in brief


Part of Braun and Hogenberg VI-49 map, 1617
Part of Braun and Hogenberg VI-49 map, 1617






Facts in brief:

Taken by Poles in 1340; passed to Austrians 1772; given back to Poland in 1919; captured by Soviet Union in 1939; products include buses, machinery, bicycles & televisions; is important publishing center.

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