Dzvyniach ( uk, Дзвиняч; pl, Dźwiniacz) is a village in
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast ( uk, Іва́но-Франкі́вська о́бласть, translit=Ivano-Frankivska oblast), also referred to as Ivano-Frankivshchyna ( uk, Іва́но-Франкі́вщина), is an administrative divisions of Ukrain ...
,
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
, in
Ivano-Frankivsk Raion
Ivano-Frankivsk Raion ( uk, Івано-Франківський район, translit=Ivano-Frankiwśkyj rajon) is a raion (district) of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine. It was created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions ...
. It is the administrative centre of the
Dzvyniach rural hromada.
History
Dzvyniach was first mentioned in 1450 as part of a court case between two members of the
szlachta
The ''szlachta'' (Polish: endonym, Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in the ...
. As a result of the case, the population of Dzvyniach was required to pay
tithe
A tithe (; from Old English: ''teogoþa'' "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government. Today, tithes are normally voluntary and paid in cash or cheques or more r ...
from their beekeeping operations, as well as a tenth of their agricultural harvest. During the
Khmelnytsky Uprising
The Khmelnytsky Uprising,; in Ukraine known as Khmelʹnychchyna or uk, повстання Богдана Хмельницького; lt, Chmelnickio sukilimas; Belarusian language, Belarusian: Паўстанне Багдана Хмяльніц ...
, residents of Dzvyniach fought under . The village also is economically sustained by the Solotvyn salt mine and local
ozokerite
Ozokerite or ozocerite, archaically referred to as earthwax or earth wax, is a naturally occurring odoriferous mineral wax or paraffin found in many localities. Lacking a definite composition and crystalline structure, it is not considered a min ...
mines, established by Austrian industrialists in the 19th century.
Notable residents
* ,
Ukrainian Insurgent Army
The Ukrainian Insurgent Army ( uk, Українська повстанська армія, УПА, translit=Ukrayins'ka povstans'ka armiia, abbreviated UPA) was a Ukrainian nationalist paramilitary and later partisan formation. During World ...
commander
* {{ill, Andriy Karabinovych, uk, Карабінович Андрій Михайлович,
junior sergeant A junior sergeant is a military rank used in the armed forces of many countries. It is usually placed below sergeant.
Russia
Junior sergeant (russian: Младший сержант, Mladshy serzhant) is the designation to the lowest rank in the ...
of the
Special Police Forces of Ukraine
References
Villages in Ivano-Frankivsk Raion