Kosiv
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Kosiv is a city
located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
, in western Ukraine
. It is the administrative center
of the Kosivsky Raion (district
).
Initially a small Hutsul settlement with a remnants of a small castle destroyed by the Turks. It was founded at Rybnica River. After the Great War
the area returned to Poland and was turned into a powiat
seat within the Stanisławów Voivodship. As a result of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
, the region was incorporated into the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1939.
The first written mention of it is in the Grant Charter of Prince Svydryhaila Vlady Drahasynovycha, on September 31, 1424. At that time, the village was in the territory of what is today Old Kosiv. In 1565, near the slattern, not far from modern-day Kosiv, Snyatynskyi Starosta Tenchunskyi founded a town named Rukiv. Sir Yazlovetskyi, the head of Kuty, later destroyed it. Some years later, the town was recovered and named Kosiv (the earlier village of this name thus became Old Kosiv). Since 1867, Kosiv has been the center of the Kosiv District. From 1934 to 1939, the town was called Kosiv Hutsulskyi.
Until 1772, Kosiv was under Polish control. After this time, it was occupied by Austria. From 1919 to 1939, it was again under Polish control. In 1939 Western Ukraine became part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR); however, from the first of July 1941 until the second of April 1944 Kosiv was under the control of fascist Germany. After that time it was, again, a member of the Soviet Union.
Today, the town of Kosiv borders on the towns and villages of Babyn, Horod, Smodna, Cherhanivka, Staryi Kosiv, Verbovets and Pistyn. The distance from the railroad station in Vizhnytsa is 12 kilometers, from Zabolotiv is 25 kilometers and from Kolomya — 35 kilometers. Roads with all neighbouring districts connect the city. The total length of roads is 362 kilometers. 160 kilometers of these roads are paved.
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City
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located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case with most other oblasts of Ukraine this region has the same name as its administrative center – which was renamed by the Soviets after the Ukrainian writer, nationalist...
, in western Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. It is the administrative center
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of the Kosivsky Raion (district
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
).
Initially a small Hutsul settlement with a remnants of a small castle destroyed by the Turks. It was founded at Rybnica River. After the Great War
World War I
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the area returned to Poland and was turned into a powiat
Powiat
A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries. The term powiat is most often translated into English as "county", although other terms are also sometimes used...
seat within the Stanisławów Voivodship. As a result of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, named after the Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov and the German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, was an agreement officially titled the Treaty of Non-Aggression between Germany and the Soviet Union and signed in Moscow in the late hours of 23 August 1939...
, the region was incorporated into the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1939.
The first written mention of it is in the Grant Charter of Prince Svydryhaila Vlady Drahasynovycha, on September 31, 1424. At that time, the village was in the territory of what is today Old Kosiv. In 1565, near the slattern, not far from modern-day Kosiv, Snyatynskyi Starosta Tenchunskyi founded a town named Rukiv. Sir Yazlovetskyi, the head of Kuty, later destroyed it. Some years later, the town was recovered and named Kosiv (the earlier village of this name thus became Old Kosiv). Since 1867, Kosiv has been the center of the Kosiv District. From 1934 to 1939, the town was called Kosiv Hutsulskyi.
Until 1772, Kosiv was under Polish control. After this time, it was occupied by Austria. From 1919 to 1939, it was again under Polish control. In 1939 Western Ukraine became part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR); however, from the first of July 1941 until the second of April 1944 Kosiv was under the control of fascist Germany. After that time it was, again, a member of the Soviet Union.
Today, the town of Kosiv borders on the towns and villages of Babyn, Horod, Smodna, Cherhanivka, Staryi Kosiv, Verbovets and Pistyn. The distance from the railroad station in Vizhnytsa is 12 kilometers, from Zabolotiv is 25 kilometers and from Kolomya — 35 kilometers. Roads with all neighbouring districts connect the city. The total length of roads is 362 kilometers. 160 kilometers of these roads are paved.
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See also
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for places with similar names.