Bolekhiv
Болехів Bolechiw | |
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![]() Church of the Assumption | |
![]() Map of Bolekhiv | |
Coordinates: 49°04′01″N 23°51′05″E / 49.06694°N 23.85139°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Oblast | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
Raion | Kalush Raion |
Hromada | Bolekhiv urban hromada |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bohdan Melnyk |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 10,259 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Area code | 380- |
Website | City website |
Bolekhiv (Ukrainian: Болехів; Polish: Bolechów; Yiddish: באָלעכאָוו) is a city in Kalush Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine. It was once home to a large Jewish community, very few of whom survived World War II. Bolekhiv hosts the administration of Bolekhiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 10,259 (2022 estimate).[2]