THE FOUNDATION OF LVIV
History does not provide the exact date of founding Lviv. The late medieval epoch conceals various secrets about the events happening
Danylo of Galicia, the Founder of Lviv
in Europe at the time. The cultural capital of Ukraine, unfortunately, has not evaded this fate. Therefore, the first record in chronicles about Lviv dates back to 1256. The city was built by Prince Danylo of Galicia, and he called it after his son Lev. The chronicle, containing the corresponding record, runs about a serious fire, which occurred in the Polish town of Chelm. The record reports that the fire was so large that it could be seen many miles away from the Lviv city fortress.
For a certain period of time the above mentioned date was considered to be the first record of the current cap
