Rozhniv (Ukrainian: Рожнів; Polish: Rożnów) is a village in Ukraine's western Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in Kosiv Raion. It is the administrative centre of the Rozhniv rural hromada.[2]
Rozhniv
Рожнів | |
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 Saint Michael Church in Rozhniv | |
  Rozhniv Location of Rozhniv in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast  Rozhniv Location of Rozhniv in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′00″N 25°13′34″E / 48.36667°N 25.22611°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
| Raion | Kosiv Raion |
| Population | 5,563 (2,018)[1] |
History edit
The village of Rozhniv was founded in 1452.[1] From 1867 to 2 July 1924, it was part of Śniatyn County, and from 1924 until 1940, it was part of Kosów County.[3]
On 6 January 1949, two Soviet soldiers (major Sybirtsev and sergeant Bormotov) were captured and executed by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.[4]
Notable residents edit
- Herman Bidolakh, Ukrainian Basilian monk and writer
- Mariia Stefiuk, Ukrainian opera singer
References edit
- ^ a b "с Рожнів (Івано-Франківська область, Косівський район)" [Village of Rozhniv (Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Kosiv Raion)]. Verkhovna Rada. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Рожнівська територіальна громада" [Rozhniv territorial hromada]. decentralization.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Dz.U. 1924 nr 60 poz. 603". Sejm (in Polish). 2 July 1924. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Boichuk, Zinovii (27 November 2014). "Кати героями не вмирають" [Executioners are not heroes after death]. Halychyna (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2023.