| Old City of Lviv | |
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Старе місто Львова | |
 View from theTown Hall, withMarket Square in the foreground,Dominican Church in the background on the left andensemble of the Assumption Church on the right. | |
 Interactive map of Old City of Lviv | |
| General information | |
| Type | National Historic-Architectural Reserve |
| Location | Halytskyi District, Lviv Oblast, Lviv, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 49°50′30″N24°01′55″E / 49.84167°N 24.03194°E /49.84167; 24.03194 |
| Opened | National Reserve |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
 Interactive map of Old Town | |
| Official name | L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre |
| Criteria | ii, v |
| Reference | 865 |
| Inscription | 1998 (22ndSession) |
| Endangered | 2023 |
Lviv's Old Town (Ukrainian:Старе Місто Львова,romanized: Stare Misto L’vova;Polish:Stare Miasto we Lwowie) is the historic centre of the city ofLviv, within theLviv Oblast (province) inUkraine, recognized as a State Historic-Architectural Reserve in 1975.[1]
Since 1998, theUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has listed Lviv's 300 acre historic center as part of "World Heritage". On 5 December 1998, during the 22nd Session of theWorld Heritage Committee inKyoto (Japan), Lviv was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. UNESCO gave the following statement[2] explaining its selection:
Criterion ii: In its urban fabric and its architecture, Lviv is an outstanding example of the fusion of the architectural and artistic traditions of eastern Europe with those of Italy and Germany.
Criterion v: The political and commercial role of Lviv attracted to it a number of ethnic groups with different cultural and religious traditions, who established separate yet interdependent communities within the city, evidence for which is still discernible in the modern townscape.
The territory of the Lviv Historic Centre Ensemble covers 120 hectares (300 acres) of the Rus' and Medieval part of the city, as well as the territory of theSt. George's Cathedral on St. George's Hill. The buffer area of the Historic Centre, which is defined by the historic area bounds, is approximately 3,000 hectares (7,400 acres).[3]
Beside the listed items of three major areas, there are some 2,007 other historical landmarks within the Old City's area, 214 of which are considered national landmarks.
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