Uhryń

Uhryń [ˈuxrɨɲ] (Ukrainian: Угринь, Uhryn’) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łabowa, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Łabowa, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Nowy Sącz, and 93 km (58 mi) south-east of the regional capital Kraków.

References

Coordinates: 49°29′N 20°52′E / 49.483°N 20.867°E / 49.483; 20.867

Uhry

Uhry (Ukrainian: У́гри, previous name – Uhertsi, Polish: Uherce Niezabitowskie) is a village (selo) in the Lviv Oblast (province) of Western Ukraine. The village covers an area of 2,17 km² and the population is around 1134 people.
Local government is administered by Uhrivska village council.

Geography

The village Uhry is located in the Horodok district (Horodok Raion) at a distance of 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the highway in Ukraine connecting Lviv with Przemyśl. It is situated in the 37 kilometres (23 mi) from the regional center Lviv, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the district center Horodok and 64 kilometres (40 mi) to the Przemyśl.

History

Uhry was probably founded in the fifteenth century; records first mention it in 1427. The village has been of the Polish family Nezabytovsky until First World War. The Nezabytovski family were held in high esteem and respect for among the local population.

Cult constructions and religion

In the village there are two churches:

Uhry (Königslutter)

Uhry a small village that is part of the city of Königslutter, Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies close to the mountain range of Dorm and is about 35 km east of Braunschweig. The village is on Autobahn A2 between Hanover and Berlin. Uhry has about 300 residents.

Facilities

Uhry has a small chapel, the Evangelische Freikirche. There is also a sports club, which citizens share with the neighboring village of Beienrode.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Uhry was officially accepted by the district president of Lüneburg in 1960. The background is green with a diagonal white stripe divided into two parts by a green line crossed by a diagonal wavy white stripe. In the angles of these are (top) an acorn, on each side are oak leaves, and (bottom) an ear of wheat. The stripes represent the Uhrau stream and the Autobahn A2. The rest of the coat indicates that Uhry is surrounded by forests and arable land.

Sand extraction

A large sand quarry lies in the northeast of Uhry. About 50 million years ago a river delta existed there, and much grit and sand were deposited. The deposits are 100 percent quartz crystal and is used for making glass.