The Ivano-Frankivsk Region (prior to 1962 it was called Stanislav) was formed on December 4, 1939 after the western Ukrainian lands were reunited with the Ukrainian Soviet state. This region is located in Western Ukraine and it occupies the northeastern part of the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains, Precarpathia and part of Oppilya. To the southwest Ivano-Frankivsk borders on Transcarpathia, in the west and north on the Lviv Region, in the northeast on the Ternopil Region, and the southeast on the Chernivtsi Region, and in the south on the Romania.
Its territory is 13,900 square kilometers and it has a population of more than one million.
In the Region there are 14 districts, 13 cities, about thirty towns and about thousand of villages. The regional center is Ivano-Frankivsk.
The first account about a city founded on the spot where Ivano-Frankivsk now stands dates back to the middle of the 17th century a city-fortress was built on the former territory of the village of Zabolotiv. The master of the city, Polish landowner Andriy Potoski, named the city in honor of his son Stanislav. In 1662 the city was officially recognized and received a charter for self-government. This is considered to be founding date of Stanislav, which in those times had the form of a six-cornered fortress with bastions in each of the
corners.
The fortress had wooden walls and earthen ramparts. Later the city was surrounded by stone walls and a deep moat with water. Stanislav had two gates: The Galician and Tismenits.
The city was renamed in the autumn of 1962. At the request of the working people of Precarpathia the Supreme Soviet of the Ukr. S.S.R. decreed on November 9, 1962 to give the city and the Region the name of Ukraine's famous son Ivan Franko.
The greater part of the population is Ukrainian (94,8 per cent) but other nationalities live here as well: Russian, Polis and others.
The density of population for this area is 91 persons per square kilometer. The more populated districts of the region are the foothill areas, and the lesser populated are the mountainous ones. Thirty per cent of the Region's population are city dwellers. The largest cities are Ivano-Frankivsk, Kolomiya and Kalush.
Its territory is 13,900 square kilometers and it has a population of more than one million.
In the Region there are 14 districts, 13 cities, about thirty towns and about thousand of villages. The regional center is Ivano-Frankivsk.
The first account about a city founded on the spot where Ivano-Frankivsk now stands dates back to the middle of the 17th century a city-fortress was built on the former territory of the village of Zabolotiv. The master of the city, Polish landowner Andriy Potoski, named the city in honor of his son Stanislav. In 1662 the city was officially recognized and received a charter for self-government. This is considered to be founding date of Stanislav, which in those times had the form of a six-cornered fortress with bastions in each of the
corners.
The fortress had wooden walls and earthen ramparts. Later the city was surrounded by stone walls and a deep moat with water. Stanislav had two gates: The Galician and Tismenits.
The city was renamed in the autumn of 1962. At the request of the working people of Precarpathia the Supreme Soviet of the Ukr. S.S.R. decreed on November 9, 1962 to give the city and the Region the name of Ukraine's famous son Ivan Franko.
The greater part of the population is Ukrainian (94,8 per cent) but other nationalities live here as well: Russian, Polis and others.
The density of population for this area is 91 persons per square kilometer. The more populated districts of the region are the foothill areas, and the lesser populated are the mountainous ones. Thirty per cent of the Region's population are city dwellers. The largest cities are Ivano-Frankivsk, Kolomiya and Kalush.
FARMING ECONOMY. The main agriculture production specialities in the Region are dairy animal husbandry and sheep herding combined with grain, flax and potato growing.
Land is tilled primarily in the Dniester River area and in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains where the main arable lands are located.
The Dniester River District is the Region's main agricultural production center. Grain and industrial crops are grown here, animal husbandry is widespread. The basic industries developed here are the light and food industries. The most significant industrial centers of this District are Halich, Tlumach, Snyatin and Horodenka.
The Foothills District is characterized by its developed agriculture and animal husbandry, chemical, food, metal-working, light, furniture and wood-working industries, and the production of building materials. The main industrial enterprises are located in Ivano-Frankivsk, Kolomiya, and Kalush.
The Mountain District has the oil bearing and oil producing, chemical, timber and wood-working industries. Animal husbandry is mainly directed on dairy-meat and wool lines. The main industrial centers are Dolina, Nadvirna and Rozhnyativ. Potatoes are the main agricultural crop raised here. This district is also known for its Hutsul artistic handicrafts: wood-carvings, embroidery, rug-weaving (Kosiv, Kuty).
Land is tilled primarily in the Dniester River area and in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains where the main arable lands are located.
The Dniester River District is the Region's main agricultural production center. Grain and industrial crops are grown here, animal husbandry is widespread. The basic industries developed here are the light and food industries. The most significant industrial centers of this District are Halich, Tlumach, Snyatin and Horodenka.
The Foothills District is characterized by its developed agriculture and animal husbandry, chemical, food, metal-working, light, furniture and wood-working industries, and the production of building materials. The main industrial enterprises are located in Ivano-Frankivsk, Kolomiya, and Kalush.
The Mountain District has the oil bearing and oil producing, chemical, timber and wood-working industries. Animal husbandry is mainly directed on dairy-meat and wool lines. The main industrial centers are Dolina, Nadvirna and Rozhnyativ. Potatoes are the main agricultural crop raised here. This district is also known for its Hutsul artistic handicrafts: wood-carvings, embroidery, rug-weaving (Kosiv, Kuty).
The Region has many different museums: the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Studies Museum, the Museum of Hutsul Folk Art (in Kolomiya), the Marko Cheremshyna Literary-Memorial Museum (Snyatin), the Vasil Stefanik Museum (Rusiv), recreational centers, hundreds of them in rural areas; hundreds of libraries , film showing centers, also many in the rural areas.
The Ivano-Frankivsk Region has its own regional Ukrainian musical-drama theater (named after Ivan Franko), a puppet theater, a philharmonic society, the State Hutsul Song and Dance Company (all located in Ivano- Frankivsk). The largest center of folk art is in Kosiv (embroidery, carpet weaving, wood carving, incrustation, and so on). Amateur theatrical and artistic circles are widespread in the cities and villages of the Region.
The Region's architectural monuments are safeguarded: the Church of Panteleimon (beginning of the 13th century, rebuilt in the 17th century) in the village of Shevchenko, Halich District; Polish Roman Catholic churches in Ivano-Frankivsk (17th century) and in the town of Bohorodchani (18th century) in baroque style, and others.
The Ivano-Frankivsk Region has its own regional Ukrainian musical-drama theater (named after Ivan Franko), a puppet theater, a philharmonic society, the State Hutsul Song and Dance Company (all located in Ivano- Frankivsk). The largest center of folk art is in Kosiv (embroidery, carpet weaving, wood carving, incrustation, and so on). Amateur theatrical and artistic circles are widespread in the cities and villages of the Region.
The Region's architectural monuments are safeguarded: the Church of Panteleimon (beginning of the 13th century, rebuilt in the 17th century) in the village of Shevchenko, Halich District; Polish Roman Catholic churches in Ivano-Frankivsk (17th century) and in the town of Bohorodchani (18th century) in baroque style, and others.
After the proclamation of independence of Ukraine, the populated areas of the Region have considerably changed in appearance. ( Though many emigrated abroad to search for better life ) New touristic districts have been re-built and new-build in the cities of Ivano-Frankivsk, Kalush, Kolomiya, Dolina and others; a number of artificial lakes, parks, gardens and squares have been laid out.
New hotels and modern guest-houses have been built in Yaremcha area.
Kosiv,Vorokhta, Yablunitsya, and old ones have been reconstructed.
Of course in the Region there is a need for modern networks of asphalted roads, there is a need for new modern elite hotels chains and for sure the region is the great interest for the potential investors.
New hotels and modern guest-houses have been built in Yaremcha area.
Kosiv,Vorokhta, Yablunitsya, and old ones have been reconstructed.
Of course in the Region there is a need for modern networks of asphalted roads, there is a need for new modern elite hotels chains and for sure the region is the great interest for the potential investors.
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