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Zaliznychnyi District Залізничний район | |
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 Lviv railway station | |
 Map of Lviv and its districts with Zaliznychnyi highlighted in red. | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Lviv Oblast |
| Population | |
• Total | 124,730 |
| Time zone | EET |
Zaliznýčnyj District (Ukrainian:Залізни́чний райо́н) is an urban district of the city ofLviv, named after theLviv railway station (залізниця,zaliznytsia meansrailway). This district covers western part of the city. It contains such neighborhoods as Bilohorshcha, Levandivka and Sknylivok.Lviv International Airport is also situated in this district.
The district emerged on the site of the former "Krakow neighbourhood" of Lviv.[2] Zaliznychnyi district is one of the two districts of Lviv, along withShevchenkivskyi, whose names have not been changed sinceSoviet times. Its name is derived from the fact that the includes the main railway station and its vicinity. The workers of the Lviv railway have historically lived mostly in Levandivka, which lies within the district.[3]
The district of Levandivka is separated from the rest of Lviv by railway lines and can only be accessed over twoviaducts. Formerly a village of its own, it was incorporated into the city in 1931. Its name is related either to the village's historical owners, theLewandowski family, or the German colony of Löwendorf, which was founded here in the late 18th century. Another historical name of the area is Kustarivka.[4]
Ahippodrome functioned on a formerAustrian marching ground in Levandivka during the 19th century. The settlement became developing following the construction of a railway line and the Lviv railway station in 1861. In 1912 Lviv's firstairfield was created on the site of the former hippodrome. During the followng conflicts it served as a base ofRussian andPolish air forces and became a target of theUkrainian Galician Army's air corps. One of Europe's first civilian airlines started operating from the airfield in 1918. Regular air connections withWarsaw were established in 1922. After the creation of thenew airport in Sknyliv, in 1929 the airfield was closed, but a number of street names in Levandivka still remind about its existence.[4]
Starting from the 1960s Levandivka started developing as amicrodistrict. During the 1970s and 1980s the area was known as Zhovtneve, but regained its historical name in the early 1990s.[4]
Levandivka is located on thewatershed between the basins of theBlack andBaltic Seas.[4]
49°49′53″N23°57′28″E / 49.8314°N 23.9578°E /49.8314; 23.9578
