Zhydachiv - district center Zhidachivskogo district, Lviv region. The city is located in the southeastern part of the Lviv region, 3 km. from the confluence of the river Stry the river Dniester. It is home to 11,204 people. Territory Zhydachiv is 13 km. square. The city is undergoing road and rail routes.

For the first time in written sources Zhydachiv mentioned in 1164. During its existence, the city had more than 25 different titles. In 1387, King Wladyslaw Jagiello gave Zhydachivsky kosteluselo Rogizna. In 1415 the king's brother, Svidrigailov, who owned this land since 1403, decorated local church. In 1393 Zhydachiv received Magdeburg rights, contributing to its economic development. He was one of the largest cities in Galicia, the center of trade salt.

Today in Zhydachev are over 30 historical and cultural monuments. Among them are the remains of the ancient fortress and castle XII-XIV centuries., The miraculous icon of Our Lady of the Incarnation - Zhidachev Orans in 1406, located in the Church of the Resurrection.

One of the major historical landmarks in the city are the Catholic Church, which in Soviet times was originally a bus station, and then - Museum. Now the church is an active church for Catholics. The three hills around town were still family estates, which, according to legend, a tunnel leads from the church. One of the old "Polish" cemetery.

In October 1992, the city opened a monument to Taras Shevchenko.