Nyzhniv ( uk, Нижнів, pl, Niżniów) is a village 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 ...
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district
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) of the
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 ...
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province
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) in western
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 ...
.
Dniester River
The Dniester, ; rus, Дне́стр, links=1, Dnéstr, ˈdⁿʲestr; ro, Nistru; grc, Τύρᾱς, Tyrās, ; la, Tyrās, la, Danaster, label=none, ) ( ,) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and th ...
flows near the eastern edge of the village. Nyzhniv belongs to
Tlumach urban hromada
Tlumach ( uk, Тлумач, translit=Tłumač; pl, Tłumacz, yi, טאַלמיטש, translit=Talmitsh), also referred to as Tovmach ( uk, Товмач, translit=Towmač) is a small city located in Ivano-Frankivsk Raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, ...
, one of the
hromada
A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...
s of Ukraine.
In the village lived 1991 inhabitants in 2001.
Dniester Canyon
Dniester Canyon – the Dniester River canyon, located at the territory of Dniester River Valley in Ukraine. On February 3, 2010, the Regional landscape park "Dniester Canyon" was promoted to the status of the National Nature Park.
Overview
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begins near the village.
History
Until 18 July 2020, Nyzhniv belonged to
Tlumach Raion
Tlumach Raion ( uk, Тлу́мацький райо́н, translit=Tłumaćkyj rajon) was a raion (district) of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (region) in Ukraine. The city of Tlumach was the administrative center of the raion. The raion was abolishe ...
. 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.
People
* Antin Levytsky,
a Greek Catholic priest, who was
Kost Levytsky
Kost Levytsky ( uk, Кость Леви́цький; 18 November 1859 – 12 November 1941) was a Ukraine, Ukrainian politician. He was a founder of the Ukrainian National Democratic Alliance, Ukrainian National Democratic movement and the lead ...
's father.
*
Anastasia Stanko, a Ukrainian journalist and television hostess, a member of the "Stop censorship" movement.
Profile of Stanko
on TVi
References
Sources
* Dmytro Blazejowskyj, ''Historical Šematism of the Archeparchy of L'viv (1832-1944)''.— Kyiv: Publishing house «KM Akademia», 2004.— 570 p.
* ''Niżniów'' w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (Netrebka – Perepiat) z 1886 r., P. 169. {{in lang, pl
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Towns&Cities: Nyzhniv also known as Niżniów, Nizhnov, Nizhnev, Nizhneve, Nizhnuv, Nizhnyuv
Villages in Ivano-Frankivsk Raion