Nyzhniv
Nyzhniv (Ukrainian: Нижнів, Polish: Niżniów) is a village in the Tlumach Raion (district) of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Dniester River flows near the eastern edge of the village. In the village lived 1991 inhabitants in 2001.
Nyzhniv Нижнів | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′42″N 25°05′48″E | |
| Country |  |
| Oblast |  |
| Raion | Tlumach Raion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18,454 km2 (7,125 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,991 |
| • Density | 107,89/km2 (27,940/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 78013 |
| Area code(s) | +380 3479 |
Dniester Canyon begins near the village.
History
People
- Antin Levytsky, a Greek Catholic priest, who was Kost Levytsky's father.[1]
- Anastasia Stanko, a Ukrainian journalist and television hostess, a member of the "Stop censorship" movement.[2]
References
- Dmytro Blazejowskyj, Historical Šematism of the Archeparchy of L'viv (1832-1944), 2004, P. 249.
- Profile of Stanko on TVi
Sources
- Dmytro Blazejowskyj, Historical Šematism of the Archeparchy of L'viv (1832-1944).— Kyiv: Publishing house «KM Akademia», 2004.— 570 p. ISBN 966-518-225-0
- Niżniów w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (Netrebka – Perepiat) z 1886 r., P. 169. (in Polish)
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