Khryplyn

Khryplyn (Ukrainian: Хриплин) is the smallest village of the Ivano-Frankivsk Municipality located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine. It was first mentioned in 1436.

Khryplyn

Хриплин
Village
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Khryplyn
Location of Khryplyn, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Coordinates: 48°52′52″N 24°44′08″E
CountryUkraine
OblastIvano-Frankivsk Oblast
DistrictIvano-Frankivsk Municipality
Area
 • Total9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total1,887
 • Density196.89/km2 (509.9/sq mi)
Area code(s)380 03422

The village is located right next to the city of Ivano-Frankivsk across the Bystrytsia-Nadvirnyanska River that makes a natural border of the village to the west and northwest. The village also sits next to another suburb of Mykytyntsi, bordering which by a railroad and the State companies of Avtolyvmash[1] and Presmash[2] (former Karpatpresmash) to the north east. The railroad also makes the eastern border of the village as well. To the south of Khryplyn is located the village of Cherniiv (Tysmenytsia Raion).

The whole village consists of the original settlement that stretches along its main street, Avtolyvmash Street, and a cottage settlement that is located to the west, closer to banks of Bystrytsia river. The both settlements are divided by the Bystrytsia's tributary Mlynivka.

The former mayor of Ivano-Frankivsk Zinoviy Shkutiak was looking for greenfield investments for the Kryplyn Industrial Zone.[3]

Khryplyn Industrial-Investment Zone

Khryplyn Industrial-Investment Zone (Ukrainian: Хриплинська інвестиційно-промислова зона):

  • Ukrainian Appliances
    • "Electrolux" laundry washing machine
  • Tyco Electronics Ukraine
  • Pressmash, former state company
  • Hyrych, a plastic recycling company
  • Construction materials, a producing complex for brick production

Transportation

Notable residents
  • Yaroslav Hretchuk (1955 - 2010), a Distinguished Journalist of Ukraine, who lived and died in the village.

References
  1. Utilized factory (Western Courier, Lviv) February 14, 2008 (in Ukrainian)
  2. Addresses of several state-owned enterprises in Ivano-Frankivsk that seek investments (in English)
  3. Investment and Pertnership Proposals from Ukraine. Archived 2008-02-22 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
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