DROHOBYCH

Russian Drogobych, city, Lviv oblast (province), western Ukraine, and until 1959 the administrative centre of its own oblast. It was known in the 11th and 12th centuries for its salt. It is now a mining centre for petroleum, natural gas, potassium, and magnesium, and there are oil-refining, machine-building, and diverse light industries. Drohobych has a teacher-training institute. Pop. (1991 est.) 79,200.