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contested ground, 8 engagements

Lviv: contested ground

The ground around Lviv was fought over 8 times between 1648 and 1941: 5 battles and 3 sieges, in 8 different wars. All 8 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of LvovSiege of LvivBattle of LembergDefense of Lwów 1918–1919Battle of LwówBattle of LwówBattle of LwówBattle of GaliciaBattle of GaliciaKrakówRivneRzeszówTernopilIvano-FrankivskKošiceKielceLutsk200 km49.842N, 24.029E
8 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Lvov, 1648Siege of Lviv, 1655Battle of Lemberg, 1704Battle of Galicia, 1914Defense of Lwów 1918–1919, 1918Battle of Lwów, 1920Battle of Lwów, 1939Battle of Lwów, 194116481941
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
October 1648Siege of LvovLviv High CastleKhmelnytsky Uprising
25 September 1655Siege of LvivLvivRusso-Polish War
6 September 1704Battle of LembergLvivGreat Northern War
23 August 1914Battle of GaliciaLvivWorld War I
1918Defense of Lwów 1918–1919LvivPolish–Ukrainian War
1920Battle of LwówLvivPolish–Soviet War
1939Battle of LwówLvivWorld War II
22 June 1941Battle of LwówEastern Front

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.