Sianky

Sianky (; ) is a village in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine on the San River. It is located a few kilometers from the border with Poland, in the south-eastern part of Bieszczady. Sianky belongs to Borynia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Sianky
Settlement.native_name: Сянки
Settlement.native_name_lang: uk
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.total_type:  
Settlement.image_skyline: Sianki ukraińska strona.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Landscape of Sianky
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Sianky.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Lviv Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Raion
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Sambir
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ukraine Lviv Oblast#Ukraine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Sianky in Lviv Oblast##Location of Sianky in Ukraine
Settlement.area_total_km2: 0.7
Settlement.population_total: 580
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Wikidata facts

Country: Ukraine
Located in: Sambir Raion
Area: 0.7
Elevation: 834
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Image: Sianki ukraińska strona.jpg

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Commons category: Sianky
postal code: 82537
inception: 1586-00-00
different from: Sianki
on focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Ukraine

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During 966–1018, 1340–1772 and 1918–1939 Sianky was the part of Poland, while during 1772–1918 it belonged to the Austrian empire (later Austrian-Hungarian empire when double monarchy was introduced in Austria). On September 17, 1939, Sianky was incorporated into the Soviet Union, and since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, it is part of independent Ukraine.

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