Kniahynyn ( uk, Княгинин, pl, Knihinin) is a former village and currently a neighborhood in the city of
Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk ( uk, Іва́но-Франкі́вськ, translit=Iváno-Frankívśk ), formerly Stanyslaviv ( pl, Stanisławów ; german: Stanislau), is a city located in Western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Ivano-Frankivsk O ...
, 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 ...
. It is located at northwestern portion of the city on the right bank of
Bystrytsia River
The Bystrytsia ( uk, Бистриця; pl, Bystrzyca) is a river, a right tributary of the Dniester which flows through Ivano-Frankivsk Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.
Bystrytsia river is formed by confluence of '' Bystrytsia of Solotvyn'' and ...
and known for its alcohol factory "Kniahynyn" that exists since the 19th century.
The first mention of the village was in 1449. In 1921 there were 16,554 inhabitants of the village, and Knihinin had the fourth largest city population of
Stanisławów Voivodeship
Stanisławów Voivodeship ( pl, Województwo stanisławowskie) was an administrative district of the interwar Poland (1920–1939). It was established in December 1920 with an administrative center in Stanisławów. The voivodeship had an area of ...
(after
Kołomyja,
Stanisławów and
Stryj).
On January 1, 1925, Knihinin was incorporated into the city of Stanisławów and ceased to be an independent village.
External links
* Fedunkiv, Z.
Cities' plan of Stanisławów and Knihininów'. Center of urban history of Central-Eastern Europe.
Kurs.if. 1 January 2015.
* Bondrev, I.
Kniahynyn'. "Reporter" (Ivano-Frankivsk regional weekly). 17 September 2009.
{{Ivano-Frankivsk Municipality
Ivano-Frankivsk
Stanisławów Voivodeship
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