Borislav

Borislav

 

a city in L’vov Oblast, Ukrainian SSR. Situated in the foothills of the Carpathians, 108 km southwest of L’vov. The city has a railroad station and is a highway juncture. Population in 1967, 35,300.

Borislav is an important industrial center. Industry is represented by the oil extracting, ozokerite, and gasoline industries; chemical, porcelain, auto repair, mechanical repair, and gas-processing plants; clothing and footwear factories; a factory for nonwoven materials; and enterprises of the woodworking, food, and other light industries. It also has a medical school. Borislav was first mentioned in 1387. It became a city in 1940.