Yabluniv
Yabluniv (Ukrainian: Яблунів, Russian: Яблонoв, Jabłonów) is an urban-type settlement in Kosiv Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the banks of the river Luchka, 15 km from Kolomyia. Population: 2,082 (2016 est.)[1].
Yabluniv Яблунів Jabłonów | |
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 Ukrainian Greek-Catholic church | |
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  Yabluniv Location of Yabluniv in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast  Yabluniv Location of Yabluniv in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 48°24′19″N 24°56′30″E | |
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| Oblast |  |
| Raion | Kosiv |
| Area | |
| • Total | 105 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,082 (1 January 2,016) |
History
The town had an historically important Jewish population but they were murdered during the Holocaust in Ukraine.[2][3]
Famous people
Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski (1634–1702) was a Polish nobleman, magnate, outstanding military commander.
Maksymilian Nowicki (1826–90) was a Polish zoology professor and pioneer conservationist in Galicia and father of the poet Franciszek Nowicki.
Mykola Matiyiv-Melnyk (1890–1947) was a Ukrainian writer and journalist.
Anne Werzberg, mother of French mime Marcel Marceau (born Marcel Mangel)
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