Iltsi

Iltsi Ільці
Village
Iltsi Location in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Show map of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Iltsi Location in Ukraine Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°09′11″N 24°45′36″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Raion	Verkhovyna Raion
Elevation [1]	2,106 ft (642 m)
Population  (2001)
• Total	1,649
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	78704
Area code	[phone]

Iltsi (Ukrainian: Ільці) is a village in Verkhovyna Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine. It forms part of Verkhovyna settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2]

Geography

The Zhabivska [uk] and Iltsia [uk] rivers flow through the village – the right and left tributaries of the Chornyi Cheremosh [uk].

The village consists of hamlets:[3] Flesivka, Holytsi, Tsentr, Firas, Pidpohar, Velykyi Zatinok and Malyi Zatinok. The small village of Khodak also belongs to the Iltsi Starostyn district.

From the village, you can climb Mount Pohar (1,320 m), which offers a picturesque view of the area and the Chornohora Range.

History

Chapel in Iltsi

The first mention of the village of Iltsi dates back to 1745. Researchers of the name of the village believe that the name comes from the river Iltsia [uk] (or Iltsivka), which originates in Volova [uk]. It was here that, according to folk tales, the leader of the opryshks, Iliuk, lived. Information about the history of the village is scarce, it is known that until 1962 Iltsi was part of Zhabie, and since 1993 it was separated into a separate administrative unit.[4]

On June 12, 2020, Iltsi formed the Verkhovyna settlement hromada together with other settlements.[5]

Demographics

Symbolic grave of USR soldiers

According to eyewitnesses, at the beginning of the 19th century, approximately 10 Jewish families lived in Iltsi.[4]

According to the 1989 census, the population of Iltsi was 1,484 people, of whom 685 were men and 799 were women.[6] According to the 2001 census, 1,649 people lived in the village.[7]

Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[8]

Language	Percentage
Ukrainian	99.58%
Russian	0.42%

Museums

• There is a modern visitor center in the village. The exposition in the museum reflects the richness of the nature of the Carpathians, its flora and fauna, phenomena and facts.
• The museum, which was founded in the village of Halynka Verkhovynka in her own estate. The museum collects embroidered clothes and household items from all over the Hutsulshchyna. You can also buy local souvenirs at the manor: poetry collections of poets, dried apples, traditional hoops, fragrant honey, and more.
• Museum of mushrooms, where you are invited to learn about the peculiarities of mushrooms and prepare mushroom soup.[9]

Notable residents

• Dmytro Bilinchuk [uk] (1919–1953) was a military figure, commander of the Bohdan Khmelnytskyi UIA hundred in the "Victory" kuren, referent of the Security Council of the Kosiv supra-district command of the Ukrainian People's Republic of Ukraine, a knight of the Bronze Cross of the UPA for combat merit.
• Mykhailo Bilinchuk [uk] is a political prisoner, a participant in the Norilsk uprising.
• Halynka Verkhovynka [uk][10] (real name is Halyna Yatsentiuk, 1962) is a Ukrainian poet, collector of folk folklore and Carpathian antiquities
• Mykola Tkachuk [uk] (1990–2015) was a soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who died during the Russo-Ukrainian War. On September 30, 2016, a commemorative plaque to graduate Mykola Tkachuk was unveiled at the Iltsi Secondary School.

References

1. "Iltsi (Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
2. "Верховинська громада" (in Ukrainian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
3. "Історія села Ільці Верховинського району — Інститут Україніки – міжнародна громадська організація". www.ukrainica.org.ua. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
4. "Ільці — село в Карпатах (Верховинських район)". Karpaty.life (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-06-01.
5. "Верховинська територіальна громада" [Verkhovyna territorial hromada]. decentralization.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 April 2023.
6. "Кількість наявного та постійного населення по кожному сільському населеному пункту, Одеська область (осіб)-Регіон, Рік, Категорія населення, Стать (1989(12.01))". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
7. "Кількість наявного населення по кожному сільському населеному пункту, Одеська область (осіб)-Регіон, Рік (2001(05.12))". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
8. "Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua". ukrcensus.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 31 July 2014.
9. "Музей Грибів, Ільці — Верховина Карпати — VERKHOVYNA.LIFE". Verhovyna.life (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-06-01.
10. "Галина Яцентюк (Галинка Верховинка) — біографія | Жінка-УКРАЇНКА". ukrainka.org.ua. Retrieved 2023-06-01.