Lukva

Lukva is a stream in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine. Lukva is situated nearby to the town Halych, as well as near the locality Lozy.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Halych Castle and Halych National Nature Park.

Halych Castle

Castle

Photo: Roman Zacharij, Public domain.

Halych Castle, is a castle in Halych, Ukraine. The first castle here was built in the 14th century by the Polish king Casimir III the Great to protect the borders of the Kingdom of Poland after the incorporation of Red Ruthenia into it.

Halych National Nature Park

Museum

Photo: Олександр Кон, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Halych National Nature Park highlights forest, steppe, meadow, and wetlands of the borderlands between the Ukrainian Carpathians and the southwestern part of the East European Plain. Halych National Nature Park is situated 3½ km south of Lukva.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Halych and Zalukva.

Halych

Town

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Halych is a historic city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine. The city gave its name to the Principality of Halych, the historic province of Galicia, and the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, of which it was the capital until the early 14th century, when the seat of the local rulers moved to Lviv.