Nyzhnii Verbizh ( uk, Нижній Вербіж; pl, Wierbiąż Niżny), formerly Verbiazh Nyzhnii ( uk, Верб'яж Нижній, link=no) is a village in

Kolomyia Raion Kolomyia Raion ( uk, Коломи́йський райо́н, translit=Kołomyjśkyj rajon) is a Raions of Ukraine, raion (district) of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (Oblast, region). The administrative center of the raion is the city of Kolomyia. Popula ...

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 the capital of the Nyzhnii Verbizh rural hromada. Its population is 2,750 ().

History

Nyzhnii Verbizh was first mentioned in 1377 under the name of simply "Verbizh", though by 1443 the village apparently had split into two settlements, Nyzhnii Verbizh and . Residents of the village participated in the

Mukha Rebellion The Mukha Rebellion started in 1490 in Galicia, and was led by Petro Mukha. Its purpose was overthrowing Polish control of Galicia. Mukha started the revolt in Pokuttia in the late 15th century, in 1490. The revolt quickly spread to neighborin ...

and

Khmelnytsky Uprising The Khmelnytsky Uprising,; in Ukraine known as Khmelʹnychchyna or uk, повстання Богдана Хмельницького; lt, Chmelnickio sukilimas; Belarusian language, Belarusian: Паўстанне Багдана Хмяльніц ...

before being annexed into the

Austrian Empire The Austrian Empire (german: link=no, Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling , ) was a Central-Eastern European multinational great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs. During its existence, ...

during the

partitions of Poland The Partitions of Poland were three partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth that took place toward the end of the 18th century and ended the existence of the state, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland and Lithuania for 12 ...

Prosvita Prosvita ( uk, просвіта, 'enlightenment') is a society for preserving and developing Ukrainian culture and education among population that created in the nineteenth century in the Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. By the ...

and the

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 ...

both operated in the village. Nyzhnii Verbizh's Church of Nativity of the Theotokos is a wooden church constructed in a style typical of

Hutsul The Hutsuls (sometimes the spelling variant: Gutsuls; uk, Гуцули, translit=Hutsuly; pl, Huculi, Hucułowie; ro, huțuli) are an ethnic group spanning parts of western Ukraine and Romania (i.e. parts of Bukovina and Maramureș). They ...

churches. Its architect was awarded a golden medal in 1812 by

Francis I, Emperor of Austria Francis II (german: Franz II.; 12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor (from 1792 to 1806) and the founder and Emperor of the Austrian Empire, from 1804 to 1835. He assumed the title of Emperor of Austria in response ...

, and it was later recognised as a

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, along with other

Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine The Wooden ''Tserkvas'' of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine (; ) are a group of wooden Orthodoxy, Orthodox (and some Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Catholic) church (building), churches (in Ukrainian, церкви ''tserkvy'') locate ...

. The church is currently under the

Orthodox Church of Ukraine The Orthodox Church of Ukraine ( uk, Православна церква України, Pravoslavna tserkva Ukrainy; OCU) is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church whose canonical territory is Ukraine. The church was united at the unifi ...

. Nyzhnii Verbizh frequently experiences flooding due to the , , and converging into the

Prut The Prut (also spelled in English as Pruth; , uk, Прут) is a long river in Eastern Europe. It is a left tributary of the Danube. In part of its course it forms Romania's border with Moldova and Ukraine. Characteristics The Prut originates ...

. Significant flash floods occurred in the village in 2008 and 2023.{{Cite news , last=Penkaliuk , first=Stepan , last2=Dymnich , first2=Natalia , date=7 July 2023 , title="Затопило менш ніж за 30 хвилин". Жителі села Нижній Вербіж Коломийського району розповіли про наслідки негоди , language=uk , trans-title="In less than 30 minutes, it was flooded": Residents of the village of Nyzhnii Verbizh, Kolomyia Raion, discuss consequences of poor weather , work=

Suspilne The Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine ( uk, Національна суспільна телерадіокомпанія України, Natsionalna Suspilna Teleradiokompaniia Ukrainy; abbr. NSTU), shortened to Suspilne ( uk, Суспіль� ...

, url=https://suspilne.media/524365-zatopilo-mens-niz-za-30-hvilin-ziteli-sela-niznij-verbiz-kolomijskogo-rajonu-rozpovili-pro-naslidki-negodi/ , access-date=28 July 2023

References

Villages in Kolomyia Raion