Yaremche

Yaremche (Ukrainian: Яремчe, Polish: Jaremcze or Jaremcza) is a city in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province) of west Ukraine. It is administratively incorporated as a town of oblast significance and is the center of Yaremche Municipality which includes the urban-type settlement of Vorokhta, a ski resort, and five other villages: Mykulychyn, Polianytsia, Tatariv, Voronenko, and Yablunytsia.[1] The city is located at the altitude of around 580 metres (1,900 ft) above mean sea level. Population: 8,208 (2016 est.)[2]. The total population of the whole municipality is 23,127 with 12,478 living in Yaremche and Vorokhta.

Yaremche

Яремчe

Jaremcze
City
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Yaremche
Location of Yaremche, Ukraine
Yaremche
Yaremche (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°27′37″N 24°33′31″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
RaionYaremche Municipality
Established1787
Area
 • Total657 km2 (254 sq mi)
Elevation
585 m (1,919 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total8,208
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal index
78500
Area code+380-3434

Yaremche hosts the headquarters of the nearby Carpathian National Nature Park.

History
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2007 11,926—    
2008 11,956+0.3%
2009 12,007+0.4%
2010 12,091+0.7%
2016 12,478+3.2%
Note: Population of Vorokhta included
2010 data is valid thru October
Source: Regional Statistics Office

A possible root of the word "Yaremche" comes from the Turkish. In Turkic languages "yarım" means "half" and "yarımca" means "little half".[3] It was founded in 1787 and received city status on December 30, 1977. In the interwar period (1918–1939) it belonged to Poland and was the most popular tourist center in eastern part of the Carpathian Mountains (in the late 1920s more than 6 000 guests came there yearly). Yaremche was growing year by year in importance and number of tourists. According to some, it had the chance to achieve same importance as other key Polish mountain spas, Zakopane and Krynica. However, in September 1939 it was captured by Soviet troops and became a part of Soviet Union as part of the Ukrainian SSR. During the World War II it was part of the Distrikt Galizien and was liberated by the Soviet forces in 1944. On December 30, 1977, the city of Yaremcha became a municipality within Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. Since 1991 it has been a part of independent Ukraine.

There are a number of interesting houses with long sloping roofs. There is a wooden Orthodox church and an impressive rail viaduct, located over the Prut valley at the height of 30 meters (98 feet). Next to this there is a swinging pedestrian toll bridge.

On December 14, 2006, the Parliament of Ukraine, officially renamed the city from Yaremcha to "Yaremche". The decision was based on the results of a city referendum, as well as the recommendations of City Council, and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Council.

  • Greek-Catholic church
  • Panorama
  • Prut river in Yaremche


Location
Local orientation
Regional orientation

References
  1. Yaremche at Verkhovna Rada web-site
  2. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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