Nyzhniv (Ukrainian: Нижнів, Polish: Niżniów, German: Niznow) is a village in Ivano-Frankivsk Raion (district) of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Dniester River flows near the eastern edge of the village. Nyzhniv belongs to Tlumach urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] In the village lived 2000 inhabitants in 2022.
Nyzhniv
Нижнів | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 48°56′42″N 25°05′48″E / 48.94500°N 25.09667°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
| Raion | Ivano-Frankivsk Raion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18,454 km2 (7,125 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,000 |
| • Density | 10,789/km2 (27,940/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 78013 |
| Area code | +380 3479 |
Dniester Canyon begins near the village.
History
editUntil 18 July 2020, Nyzhniv belonged to Tlumach Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast to six. The area of Tlumach Raion was merged into Ivano-Frankivsk Raion.[2][3]
People
edit- Antin Levytsky, a Greek Catholic priest, who was Kost Levytsky's father.[4]
- Anastasia Stanko, a Ukrainian journalist and television hostess, a member of the "Stop censorship" movement.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Тлумацкая громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ Dmytro Blazejowskyj, Historical Šematism of the Archeparchy of L'viv (1832-1944), 2004, P. 249.
- ^ Profile of Stanko on TVi
Sources
edit- Dmytro Blazejowskyj, Historical Šematism of the Archeparchy of L'viv (1832-1944).— Kyiv: Publishing house «KM Akademia», 2004.— 570 p. ISBN 966-518-225-0
- Niżniów w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (Netrebka – Perepiat) z 1886 r., P. 169. (in Polish)