Jewish ghetto

THE PROCESS OF FORMATION OF THE JEWISH SUBURBAN QUARTERS IN LVIV

Understanding of formative and historical processes is basic for the comprehensive approach to the regeneration of historical city quarters, those of the ancient Jewish ghetto of Lviv in particular. According to archaeological and scientific urban studies, theneighbourhood started its development as part of the princerly “posad”, having an ancient Volyn road trading route as one of its forming factors (which survives to this day).