Area 40.25 km² Population 5,313 (2016) | Local time Saturday 4:35 PM | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 40% Humidity |
Pechenizhyn (Ukrainian: Печеніжин, Polish: Peczeniżyn, Yiddish: פעטשיניזשן Pechinizhn) is an urban-type settlement in Kolomyia Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine, 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Kolomyya. It population is 5,313 (2016 est.).
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Map of Pechenizhyn, Ivano-Frankivska, Ukraine
Until World War I Pechenizhyn was in Kolomyja Powiat, Galicia (in the Austrian Empire). Between the two World Wars it was in Stanislawow Province, Poland. In 1890 the Jewish population of the town was 2024.
Historical Facts
Demographics
1913: total population 7000 (4100 Ukrainians (Rusyns), 2300 Jews, 600 Poles)
References
Pechenizhyn Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA