Nyzhnii Bereziv

Nyzhnii Bereziv Нижній Березів
Nyzhnii Bereziv Location in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Coordinates: 48°24′9″N 24°51′7″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Raion	Kosiv Raion
Hromada	Yabluniv urban hromada
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	78615

Nyzhnii Bereziv (Ukrainian: Нижній Березів) is a village in the Yabluniv urban hromada of the Kosiv Raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in Ukraine.[1]

History

The first written mention of the village was in 1412.[2]

On 19 July 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Kosiv Raion, the village became part of the Kosiv Raion.[3]

Religion

• St. Nicholas church (1844, wooden, architectural monument of local importance, UGCC)[2]
• Orthodox monastery (destroyed by Tatars in the 17th century)[2]

Notable residents

• Cyril Genik (Kyrylo Henyk; 1857–1925), Ukrainian-Canadian immigration agent
• Ivan Malkovych (born 1961), Ukrainian poet and publisher

Ivan Franko visited the village many times, writing his short story "Na vershku" and collecting folk songs. Also, Yaroslav Halan lived in the village, Bohdan Lepkyi and Volodymyr Kubijovyč had vacations there, and the Krushelnytskyi family gave concerts.[2]

References

1. "Яблунівська територіальна громада". Децентралізація. Archived from the original on 2024-07-31. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
2. Нижній Березів Archived 2024-07-31 at the Wayback Machine / М. М. Іванків // Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine [Електронний ресурс] / Редкол. : І. М. Дзюба, А. І. Жуковський, М. Г. Железняк [та ін.] ; НАН України, НТШ. – К. : Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України, 2021.
3. Постанова Верховної Ради України від 17 липня 2020 року No. 807-IX "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів Archived 2023-01-31 at the Wayback Machine"

Sources

• "Berezów (2) Niżny, pow. kołomyjski". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 1. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1880. p. 142.