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Verkhovyna
Верховина Жаб'є · Żabie | |
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 Skyline of Verkhovyna | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Verkhovyna Location of Verkhovyna, Ukraine .svg) Verkhovyna Verkhovyna (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°09′06″N 24°48′49″E / 48.15167°N 24.81361°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
| Raion | Verkhovyna Raion |
| Hromada | Verkhovyna settlement hromada |
| First mentioned | 1424 |
| Area | |
• Total | 51.80 km2 (20.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 619 m (2,031 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 5,773 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Area code | +380 3432 |
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Verkhovyna (Ukrainian: Верховина), known as Zhabie (Ukrainian: Жаб'є) until 1962, is a rural settlement in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, western Ukraine. Verkhovyna serves as the administrative center of Verkhovyna Raion. It also hosts the administration of Verkhovyna settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 5,773 (2022 estimate).[2]
It was originally established as Żabie in 1424.[3][4]
The town is located in the Hutsul region of the Carpathian Mountains called Pokuttya, upon the Cheremosh River, a tributary of the Prut. Verkhovyna is currently an important tourist center in Ukraine. The town's name means "highland place."
In 1919–1939, Żabie belonged to Poland and was located in the Kosów Powiat (county) of the Stanisławów Voivodeship. During those years, it was one of the main tourist centers of the country, attracting people from as far away as England. It was also the biggest rural community in Poland (in terms of territory).
There is an Orthodox church, a Hutsul museum and a Polish cemetery with monuments of soldiers of the Polish Border Patrol who died while protecting the pre-1939 border. Another important attraction in Verkhovyna is the Museum of Musical Instruments and Hutsuls Lifestyle founded by Roman Kumlyk.
- ^ Автор. "Івано-Франківська область - Склад громади". decentralization.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ Verkhovyna Raion's profile as Verkhovna Rada website[permanent dead link]
- ^ Horse riding in Verkhovyna