Verkhniachka, Lviv Oblast

Verkhniachka (Ukrainian: Верхня́чка) is a small village in the Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, Western Ukraine (name to year 1954 - Ukrainian: Вижлів).

[2] The village is located in the Carpathian mountains of Ukraine[3] within the limits of the Eastern Beskids, at an altitude of 830 metres (2,700 ft) above sea level, which gives the village a mountain climate.

The Stryi River originates on the outskirts of the village.

The first written record of the village dates from 1730 and its first name - Vyzliv (Ukrainian: Вижлів).

[5] Until 18 July 2020, Verkhniachka belonged to Skole Raion.

Coat of arms of Skole Raion
Coat of arms of Skole Raion