Lviv – is worth meeting

Mission of LvivComprehensive strategy for the development of Lviv in the period 2012 - 2025 formed the Mission and Vision of the city.Mission of Lviv was formed on the basis of analysis and study of Ukrainian and foreign cities using expert scientific opinion, as well as using the strengths of all the previous strategies of Lviv and elaborations in the strategic development of the city:

• Lviv is open to the world and friendly to people. Preserving its unique more then 750 year old European heritage. Lviv is a stronghold of Ukrainian national and spiritual traditions.

• Working honestly, effectively all together we are building eco-friendly and comfortable for people, attractive and safe for investors, interesting for travelers environment.

• Lviv is modern and dynamic. Here, it is prestigious and interesting to study, to develop culturally and spiritually, to do sports, to create and love…

Lviv

• 1256 – first mention of Lviv

• The city was founded at the intersection of profitable trade routes by King Danylo Halytskyi and named in honor of his son Lev.

• 1356 – Lviv received the Magdeburg law

• Over the past hundred years Lviv was under the rule of eight countries Austria, Ukraine, Poland, Ukraine, Germany, Soviet Union, Ukraine.

Lviv on the map

Lviv, just like Rome, stays on seven hills, among the woods in the valley of the river Poltva. Lviv always differed by it’s advantageous strategic position and exceptionally beautiful landscape.City’s location still contributes to the development of the city.Distances: Lviv - Berlin – 925 km., Lviv-Warsaw - 380 km., Lviv - Vienna - 790 km.

Population of Lviv

• The population of Lviv is about 800 000 inhabitants;• Lviv is the seventh largest city in Ukraine by population;• 88.1% of the population are Ukrainians. The largest minority is

Russian (8.9%), then Polish (0.9%), Belarus (0.4%), Jewish (0.3%).

Lviv - the largest Ukrainian speaking city in Ukraine

• Lviv is one of the first cities that raised the flag of Ukraine in 1990

• 88.1% of the population are Ukrainians. • Only in Lviv you can feel the spirit of authentic Ukrainian

traditions.

Multicultural Lviv

• In Lviv peacefully for centuries, lived four main ethnic groups: Poles, Ukrainian, Armenians and Jews.

• Each ethnic group had their own district, what you can now guess by the name of the streets (Armenian, Old Jewish, Ruska etc.)

• Those ethnic groups left their mark in the culture, architecture, cuisine and formed the unique environment in Lviv.

Lviv in UNESCO

• December 05, 1998 - Lviv was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

•The territory of the Lviv Historic Centre Ensemble covers 120 ha of the Old Russ and Medieval part of the city, as well as the territory of the St. George’s Cathedral on the St. George’s Hill. The buffer area of the Historic Centre, which is defined by the historic area bounds, is approximately 3,000 ha.

Lviv – an open-air museum

• Architectural diversity of Lviv united traditions and styles of different eras and nations - baroque, rococo, renaissance, empire, secession, constructivism…

•Here is located the majority of all Ukrainian historic monuments.

Lviv – capital of festivals

• Overall, during the year are held more than 50 festivals.• Lviv was the first city in Ukraine to withdrew from routine commemorations and presented a new format of cultural events - various theme festivals.

Lviv – the city of brands

• Lviv coffee, chocolate and beer have become the brands of Lviv;• 1683 – Lviv’s merchant Yuri Kulchitsky was the first to bring

coffee to Europe;• 1803 – the first confectionary in Lviv was opened;• 1882 – the first Lviv chocolate factory was founded;• 1425 – the first bear in Lviv was brewed.

Lviv – Euro 2012 host city

• 2012 Lviv hosted 3 matches of European Football Championship EURO 2012. • German, Danish and Portuguese national teams played their matches in Lviv ;• Two new major infrastructure facilities: Danylo Galyckyi "Lviv" airport and stadium "Arena Lviv“ were built;• Foreign media discovered Lviv: "The winner is obvious" - with this title was published an article about Lviv in the German newspaper “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”.

First in Lviv

• 1776 – the first in Ukraine city theatre• 1661 – the first in Ukraine university• 1784 – the first in the world hot air baloon• 1861 - the first in Ukraine railway• 1574 - the first in Ukraine book• 1853 - the first in the world gas lamp• 1894 – the first in Ukraine football match• 1785 - the first in Ukraine hotel

Lviv – ІТ center

• 2009, KPMG company recognized Lviv as one of the most promising cities for development of outsourcing in the IT-industry.

• In Lviv work more than 30 IT companies.• The special effects for several Hollywood films, which became

blockbusters and received Oscars, were produced in Lviv. Lviv Programming Company «ELEKS Software» has a direct relation to such world hits as "Spiderman," "HarryPotter" and "Hulk."

10 Reasons to Invest in Lviv (I)

• Ukraine to EU gate

• A TOP-10 best European City and Region of the Future 2012/2013 (Financial Times)

• Investment projects of the city (Industrial, Business park, Olympic village 2022, Eurobasket 2015 Hotels, Parkings)

• Lviv successfully cooperates with international financial institutions (EBRD, WB, GTZ, IFC, KfW)

10 Reasons to Invest in Lviv (II)

• One of the best cities for outsourcing IT and BS (KPMG)

• Cultural capital of Ukraine

• Euro 2012 Football championship host city

• Positive track record of attracting foreign direct investments

• Lviv is a city open to the world: www.investinlviv.com

Human Resources

• 38 universities, institutes and academias

• Over 130 000 students

• 28 000 highly educated graduates every year

• Most students speak foreign languages (mainly English and

German)

…everyone else works with us

EBRD

World Bank

GTZ

IFC

KfW

NEFCO

USAID

European Commission

UNESCO

CRDF

Monitor Group

Foreign Direct Investments in Lviv

Main traditional branches of Lviv economy

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