Verkhniachka () is a small village in the Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, Western Ukraine (name to year 1954 - ). It belongs to the Koziova rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The population of the village is roughly 939 people and the local government is administered by the Verkhniachkivska village council.Верхнячківська сільська рада
Geography The village is located in the Carpathian mountains of Ukraine within the limits of the Eastern Beskids, at an altitude of above sea level, which gives the village a mountain climate. It is from Highway M06, from the regional center Lviv, from the district center Skole, and from Uzhhorod. The Stryi River originates on the outskirts of the village.
History and Attractions The first written record of the village dates to 1730 and its original name was Vyzliv ().
In the village is an architectural monument of local importance. It is a wooden Church of Annunciation Virgin, built in 1832.
Until 18 July 2020, Verkhniachka belonged to Skole 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 Skole Raion was merged into Stryi Raion.
References
External links weather.in.ua/ Verkhniachka Верхнячка/Церква Благовіщення Пр. Богородиці 1832
Literature Історія міст і сіл УРСР : Львівська область, Сколівський район, Верхня́чка. – К. : ГРУРЕ, 1968 р. Page 715