Old Town of Lviv
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How it came to be
People lived on the site of Lviv from around the 5th century. In the mid-13th century King Daniel of Galicia founded the town and named it after his son Lev, and from 1272 to 1340 it was the capital of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia.
In 1340 it passed to King Casimir III of Poland, who granted it town rights in 1356. Trade drew Armenians, Jews and Germans alongside Ruthenians, and each community built its own churches and houses of worship. The medieval streets and squares survived great fires in 1527 and 1571. From 1772 the city was the capital of the Habsburg Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria.
In 1975 about 3,000 hectares including the old town became a historic and architectural reserve, and the centre was inscribed in 1998. In 2023 it was placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
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