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Brusnytsia

Brusnytsia (; ), known until 1946 as Barbivtsi (; ; ), is a village in Vyzhnytsia Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Brusnytsia rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is 2,088 (as of 2024).

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Settlement.official_name: Brusnytsia
Settlement.native_name: Брусниця
Settlement.native_name_lang: uk
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Брусниця Церква Успіння.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Brusnytsia
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ukraine Chernivtsi Oblast#Ukraine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Brusnytsia in Chernivtsi Oblast##Location of Brusnytsia in Ukraine
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Raion
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Vyzhnytsia Raion
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 17th century

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History
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Notable residents
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== History == The original name of Brusnytsia, Barbivtsi, likely descends from the Latin word , which refers to the Barbel fish species. A popular local legend offers the alternative origin that it comes from the surname Barbir. The village's current name is from the .