Skhidnycia/ Східниця – a town of an urban type situated 10 km south-west of the town Boryslav in the area of Drohobych ​​Agglomeration. Located at an altitude of 600-900 mnpm. River Schidnyczanką.

Etymologically the name of the village comes from the "glide" / "Shodzhennya". This is due to descent from the local population to hide from the nearby mountains after the invasion of Tartar-Mongol. People were returning to their devastated villages and in honor of this event called the reconstructed village or Schidnycia Schonica.

In the second half of the nineteenth century and early twentieth century, Schidnycia was an industrial town (mining).

Industrial Schidnyci panorama at the beginning of the twentieth century

Intensively mined oil here, natural gas and ozokerite (natural wax). From 1872 the year was mined in this area 3812 k. tonnes of oil and 407 million. m³ of natural gas. You currently have disappeared in favor of the mining function and tourist resort. Therefore, the mineral water "Naftusia", owes its existence and properties occurring here in oil strata.

Currently, the industrial past in Schidnyci, provide "scattered" in the area numerous, inactive oil wells and equipment for oil wypompowywaniu.

Out of a device used wypompowywaniu oil deposits in Schidnyci

Since 1976 village resort has the status of state and officially called "Balneological resort to them. Omeliana Stockogo”. Owes its fame to a local pensioner Omelianowi Stockiemu / Omelyan Stotsky, which in 1975 he discovered in the area large deposits of mineral waters.

Among them is the most valuable "Naftusya" / "Нафтуся", which was in a nearby Truskavets extracted for medicinal purposes in the first half of the nineteenth century. At present this area is 38 sources and 17 mineral water wells of varying mineralogical composition. For guests is available 10 sources and 3 wells.

In Schidnyci intensively developed the function spa. Many hotels are being built, B, spas and private villas. Works here also pump room and a large spa park / kurortowy, where are located the source of unique mineral water.

Interesting is the fact, that in the mid- 90. decision was made to start construction of trolley bus with a total length 20 km, which should combine with Truskavets Schidnycię to facilitate communication and improve the natural environment.

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Drohobych, Skhidnycia, resort