Mykolaiv or Mykolayiv (, ; ) is a city in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Mykolaiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The population is approximately
To distinguish Mykolaiv from the much larger southern city, the former is sometimes called Mykolaiv on Dniester (, ) after the major river it situated on (while the latter is located on the Southern Buh, another major river). The closest railway station is officially called Mykolaiv-Dnistrovskyi.
History
The territory of modern Mykolaiv Raion, Lviv Oblast formed part of the Kingdom of Poland since the reign of King Casimir III the Great. For a short period, between 1370 and 1387, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary, before being reintegrated with Poland. In 1570 near the former Polish royal village Drohowyż, It was a private town of Poland, its first owner was Mikołaj Tarło. In 1576, King Stephen Báthory confirmed these privileges and allowed the production of vodka. In June 1941 the NKVD murdered an unknown number of Poles and Ukrainians in a local prison.
Population
Language
Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:
{| class="standard"
|-
! Language
! Number
! Percentage
|-
| Ukrainian
| align="right"| 14 554 ||align="right"| 98.44%
|-
| Russian
| align="right"| 204 || align="right"| 1.38%
|-
| Other or undecided
| align="right"| 26 || align="right"| 0.18%
|-
| Total
| align="right"| 14 784 || align="right"| 100.00%
|}
Notable people
In 1837, Polish romantic writer Walery Łoziński was born here. Uliana Kravchenko a Ukrainian educator, writer, and the first Galician woman to publish a book of poetry was born here in 1860.
Transport
European route E471 which connects Mukachevo in Zakarpattia Oblast with Lviv, runs through the city. The city also has a train station.
Gallery
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File:Mykolaivtsement 3.jpg|Mykolaiv Cement Factory
File:9 Sheptytskoho Street, Mykolaiv, Lviv Oblast (01).jpg|Preserved old townhouse
File:26 Sheptytskoho Street, Mykolaiv, Lviv Oblast (01).jpg|Local museum
File: 4. Миколаїв (Пам’ятник Шевченку Т.Г.jpg|Mykolaiv Monument to Shevchenko
File:Church of Saint Nicholas, Mykolaiv, Lviv Oblast (5).jpg|Church of Saint Nicholas
File: Church of Saint Nicholas (Greek Catholic), Mykolaiv, Lviv Oblast (1).jpg|Church of Saint Nicholas (Greek Catholic)
File:Mikołajów Wysoki Kamień 15.jpg|Mykolaiv Tall
File: Mikołajów pomnik garncarza 01.jpg|Mykolaiv monument to the potter
File:Mikołajów muzeum 04.jpg|Exposition of the museum of U. Kravchenko and M. Ustyanovych
File:Mikołajów. Cerkiew.jpg|The old view of the city in 1908-1912
File:Mykolaiw (Lvivska obl.).jpg|Mykolaiv
File:Mikołajów herb 01.jpg|Coat of arms of the city of Mykolaiv
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