Population: 51,600

Tourist Attractions / Points of Interest

The Novoyavoriv community is rich in architectural monuments. The 17th-century Church of the Holy Trinity is located here, where Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky was baptized. In Prylbychi there is a chapel-tomb of the Sheptytsky family. In Kamianobrod there is the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (a wooden church), the beginning of construction of which dates back to 1654. The International Peacekeeping and Security Center is one of the largest military training grounds in Europe. In the village of Starychi, there is an interactive museum of folk art in the school building. Yavoriv toys are made exclusively of wood and painted only with safe acrylic paints. In 2022, Yavorivska Zabavka and Yavoriv Pie were included in the intangible cultural heritage of Ukraine.

Why is your city interested in a Sister City Pairing?

The International Center for Peacekeeping and Security operates within the Novoyavoriv community. In addition to a large number of military personnel and their families, the Novoyavoriv community has hosted more than 4,500 internally displaced persons.

What does your city have to offer a potential partner city?

The Novoyavoriv City Council is interested in establishing partnerships with similar cities in other European and American countries, and NGOs are also interested in establishing cooperation with similar NGOs in future partner cities. The city council and some of the city’s public organizations have experience in international cooperation.
The following projects of the Defense Cooperation Section of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine have been implemented by our community institutions:
1. In 2013, the community of Starychi village implemented a project to overhaul a preschool education institution.
2. In 2015-2016, a humanitarian technical assistance project was implemented to overhaul the premises of the Starychi secondary school named after Yurii Kostiv.
(thermal modernization of the school’s facade, replacement of all windows and entrance doors, repair of bathrooms and replacement of plumbing equipment, repair of locker rooms and lighting of the gym).
3. 2018-2019. Overhaul of the rehabilitation department of Novoyavoriv hospital
4. In 2023-2024, the international technical assistance project “Supply of computers with components, interactive panels and TVs for the Yuriy Kostiv Starytsia Secondary School”.