Pasichna ( uk, Пасічна; pl, Pasieczna) 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
Nadvirna Raion
Nadvirna Raion ( uk, Надвірня́нський райо́н, translit=Nadvirnianśkyj rajon) is a raion (district) of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (region). The town of Nadvirna is the administrative center of the raion. Population: .
On 18 July ...
. It is the capital of
Pasichna rural hromada.
History
Pasichna's founding date is a matter of some debate; Ukrainian sources typically place the village's founding as 1560, while Polish sources claim it was founded in the later half of the 15th century. Petroleum production began in the village in 1860, and the local Catholic population began to increase. In 1912, a wooden Catholic church was constructed in the village. The village is part of
Hutsuls
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 ...
hchyna.
During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, Ukrainian Soviet partisans under the command of
Sydir Kovpak
Sydir Artemovych Kovpak ( uk, Сидір Артемович Ковпак; russian: Си́дор Арте́мьевич Ковпа́к, ), (June 7, 1887December 11, 1967) was one of the partisan leaders of the Soviet partisans in Ukraine during th ...
briefly resided in the village.
Notable residents
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Mykhailo Tsymbaliuk
Mykhailo Mykhailovych Tsymbaliuk ( uk, Михайло Михайлович Цимбалю́к; born 21 November 1964) is a Ukrainian retired lieutenant general of the Militsiya, politician, and legal professor currently serving as a People's ...
, Ukrainian police officer, professor, and politician
References
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Villages in Nadvirna Raion