Morshyn

Morshyn
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°09′0″N 23°52′0″E / 49.15°N 23.866667°E / 49.15; 23.866667
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Lviv Oblast
Raion	Stryiskyi Raion
Founded
Magdeburg law
Government
- City Chairman Chairman of City Council	Ruslan Ilnytskyi[1] Mykola Voyevoda[2]
Population (2001)
- Total	6,482
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	79000
Area code(s)	+380
Licence plate	BC (before 2004: ТА,ТВ,ТН,ТС)
Sister cities

Morshyn (Ukrainian: Моршин) is a city in Ukraine's Lviv Oblast (province). Population is 6,482 (2001).

Quick overview

In 1918-1939 Morshyn was in Polish territory and, as "Morszyn-Zdrój," was a popular spa. The spa belonged to the Medical Association (Towarzystwo Lekarskie) from Lwow, in late 1920s almost 1000 guests came there yearly. During the times when western Ukraine was under Polish authority, the city was part of the Ivano-Frankivsk regional administration, Stanisławów Voivodeship back then. Currently the town is located in the close proximity to Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and Carpathian Mountains.^[3] Currently the city is one of the major national tourist resort as well as health resorts. The city continues to carry on its legacy of one of the best health resorts in Europe.

References

1. ^ Administrative info (Ukrainian)
2. ^ Administrative info (Ukrainian)
3. ^ A map that points the location of the city (Ukrainian)

External links

• Travel agency web-site with offers to travel to Morshyn as one of the places with the best sanatoriums (English)
• Another web-site that describes Morshyn's great spas (English)
• Morshyn is a well-known spa town in the Lviv region caring for gastrointestinal issues (English)
• Web-site of the Lviv Oblast administration that mentions Morshyn is the city that specializes in the development of the sanatorium resort network (Ukrainian)

Coordinates: 49°09′N 23°52′E / 49.15°N 23.867°E / 49.15; 23.867