Dunaiv () is a village in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Local government is administered by Dunaivska village council.Дунаївська сільська рада It belongs to Peremyshliany urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Area of the village totals is 2.84 km2 and the population of village is 683 persons.
Geography The village is located in the Peremyshlianskyi district (Peremyshliany Raion) on the border of the Ternopil Oblast. It is situated in the distance from the regional center of Lviv, from the district center Peremyshliany, and from Ternopil. Dunaiv stands upon the Zolota Lypa river and belongs to the historical area of Galician Podolia.
History The first known written reference – July 15, 1386.Село Дунаїв (Львівська обл.): карта вулиць, фото Governor of Galicia–Volhynia Vladyslav Opolchyk gave the village an everlasting possession.АKTA GRODZKIE I ZIEMSKIE WE LWOIWE, 1870.Т.2.-295 s.22-23, Sekcja 14 “Władysław, ksiąźę opolski, nadaje na wieczystą wlasność wieś Dunajow, 1386 “
In 1413 was founded the Catholic church parish in Dunaiv. The diocese was canonically erected on August 28, 1412 by Pope Gregory XII.Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lviv
Until 18 July 2020, Dunaiv belonged to Peremyshliany Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Peremyshliany Raion was merged into Lviv Raion.
Monuments of architecture Architectural monuments of the Peremyshliany Raion are located in the village Dunaiv:Пам'ятки архітектури Перемишлянського району Saint Stanislaus church in Dunaiv (stone) 1485, 1585 (433) Church of the Nativity Blessed Virgin Mary (20th century), Dunaiv (2336-М) Palace of the 20th century (488-М)
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External links village Dunaiv Замки і храми України\Дунаїв
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