Kryvorivnia is a village in the
Verkhovyna Raion
Verkhovyna Raion ( uk, Верхови́нський райо́н, translit=Verchovynśkyj rajon) is a raion (district) of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (region). The urban-type settlement of Verkhovyna is the administrative center of the raion. The raio ...
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 ...
of
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 considered both the traditional summer and the winter capital of the
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 ...
people. Kryvorivnia belongs to
Verkhovyna settlement hromada
Verkhovyna ( uk, Верхови́на, translit=Verchovyna; before 1962, uk, Жаб'є, pl, Żabie) is an urban-type settlement located in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in western Ukraine. Verkhovyna serves as the administrative center of Verkhovyna ...
, 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.
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
The film
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors by
Sergei Parajanov
Sergei Parajanov, ka, სერგო ფარაჯანოვი, uk, Сергій Параджанов (January 9, 1924 – July 20, 1990) was an Armenian filmmaker. Parajanov is regarded by film critics, film historians and filmmakers t ...
was filmed in the village. The house where the filming took place is now a museum.
Notable residents
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Burachynsky Andriy Colonel, military doctor of medicine, head of the UGA medical service.
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Tit-Yevhen Burachynsky Ukrainian physician and public figure
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Yaroslav Markiyanovych Chuperchuk Ukrainian folklorist, choreographer
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Yakibyuk Vasyl, Master of woodcarving and brass making.
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Gardetska Kekilia (1898-1961) Ukrainian writer, journalist, and public figure.
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Mykola Potyak (1930-2019) Ukrainian physician and public figure
References
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Verkhovyna Raion
Hutsuls
Villages in Verkhovyna Raion