Kolomyia
Sign in to saveKolomyia (, ; Polish: Kołomyja), formerly known as Kolomea, is a city located on the Prut River in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in the west of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative centre of Kolomyia Raion, hosting the administration of Kolomyia urban hromada. The population is
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Kolomyia is a city in western Ukraine located on the Prut River that serves as the administrative center for its surrounding district and urban community. While it is a significant local administrative hub in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, the provided context does not specify particular historical or cultural factors that would explain broader importance beyond its regional administrative role.
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Key facts
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- Kolomyia
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- City
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- Country
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- Oblast
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- Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
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- Raion
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- Kolomyia Raion
Article
27 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Under Poland (1340–1498)
- Development
- Decline
- Under Moldavia (1498–1531)
- Polish–Ottoman wars
- Khmelnytskyi Uprising
- Partition of Poland – Jewish history
- 20th century
- Second Polish Republic
- Ukrainian SSR and German occupation in [[World War II]]
- Under independent Ukraine (1991–present)
- Population
- Ethnic groups
- Language
- Economy
- Culture
- Geography
- Location
- Climate
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Kolomyia (, ; Polish: Kołomyja), formerly known as Kolomea, is a city located on the Prut River in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in the west of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative centre of Kolomyia Raion, hosting the administration of Kolomyia urban hromada. The population is
The city rests approximately halfway between Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi, in the centre of the historical region of Pokuttia, with which it shares much of its history. Kolomyia is a notable railroad hub, as well as an industrial centre (textiles, shoes, metallurgical plant, machine works, wood and paper industry). It is a centre of Hutsul culture. Until 1925 the town was the most populous town in the region. Before the Holocaust about half the town’s population was Jewish.