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Івано-Франківськ (Ivano-Frankivsk), Івано-Франківська міська рада, Івано-Франківська область, Україна
| City | Івано-Франківськ |
| County | Івано-Франківська міська рада |
| State/Province | Івано-Франківська область |
| Country | Україна |
| Latitude | 48°55′0″N |
| Longitude | 24°43′0″E |
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Ivano-Frankivsk coat of arms
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Prior to 1962, Ivano-Frankivsk Івано-Франківськ), was known as Stanyslaviv Станиславів Stanisławów Станислав Stanislau סטאַניסלאוו.
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The region was inhabited by several ethnic groups, such as Hutsuls, Boikas, Pokutians live in the region. Each one of them has particular language and music features, architecture, and ritualism.
Ivano-Frankivsk lies in the Precarpathian plain where fast waters of the Nadvirnianska Bystrytsia and Solotvynska Bystrytsia join together. Ivano-Frankivsk is the regional center and one of the largest economic and cultural centers in the west of Ukraine.
It was first mentionned in 1662, called Stanyslaviv at the time, when the city received a Magdeburg right (Magdeburger Recht), autonomous administration form adopted by many cities of Eastern Europe.
The city was founded as a fortress to protect people from Crimean Tatars’ raids and a stronghold of the Pototskyis – Polish landlords on Halych lands. Many times the fortress was besieged by Turkish and Russian troops.
Stanyslaviv, because of the originality the of architecture, was often called "small Lviv".
In 18th-19th centuries the city was a big trading and manufacturing center of Poland. It then became part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Along with Ukrainians, the city was inhabited Poles, Jews and Armenians.
The railway was built in 1866 , and the city became the site of the locomotive repair factory, along with a distillery and a leather manufacturing plant.
During the WWI, battles over the city destroyed many historic buildings was destroyed.
In 1918, after break-up of Austro-Hungarian Empire, there was created the West Ukrainian People’s Republic.
During WWII, the city was occupied by German troops for three years (1941-1944).
In 1962, the city celebrated its 300-anniversary, and was renamed for the famous writer Ivan Franko.
Ivano-Frankivsk is now a center for mechanical engineering, wood-processing, chemical and light industry.
REF: from Pinkas hakehillot Polin: Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities, Poland. History from 1654 to after World War II.
"There were more than 40,000 Jews in Stanislawow when it was occupied by the Germans on July 26, 1941 -- including refugees from western Poland, the Carpathian exiles, and neighboring villages."
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The Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast is located in western Ukraine, bordered by the Lviv, Ternopil, Chernivtsi and Trans-carpathian Oblasts.
The Oblast contains five cities which had been mentioned in ancient Rus chronicles, Tysmenytsia (1143), Sniatyn (1158), Tlumach (1213), and Kolomyia (1240), and the oldest city, Halych.
Halych was first mentionned in 898 AD, and became the capital of the Halych principality and Halych and Volyn State.
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Among the towns in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast were:
Burshtyn, named in 1628,had been called Nowe Selo (New Village).
According to a legend, the settlement earned the name because of the handicraftsmen and dealers engaged in the manufacture and sale of products from amber ("byrshtyn").
Records show that the town was named after the burgomaster. Ivan Burshtyn.
Present day Burshtyn is known for its thermal power station.
Vorohta, located on the Prut River, was named after Michael Vorohta, a talented weaver,
in 1598. Votokhta is a well known resort and the training centre for Olympic ski jumping .
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The majority of the Jews of Stanislawow were murdered at the Belzec death camp.