Country Ukraine District Kalush Raion Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 7.51 km² | Province Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Elevation 335 m (1,099 ft) Postal code 77362 Local time Sunday 4:15 PM | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind N at 21 km/h, 77% Humidity | ||
Staryi Uhryniv (Ukrainian: Старий Угринів, Polish: Uhrynów Stary, Old Uhryniv) is a village in Kalush Raion, of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in western Ukraine. Local government is administered by Serednouhrynivska village council.
Staryi Uhryniv is the birthplace of the Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera.
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Map of Staryi Uhryniv, Ivano-Frankivska, Ukraine
History
The first mention of Staryi Uhryniv is in 1447. Villagers are known to have taken part in the Khmelnytsky Uprising of 1648.
Notable residents
Today Staryi Uhryniv is the best known as the birthplace of Stepan Bandera, one of the most famous leaders of the national movement, who was born on January 1, 1909.
Hryhoriy Perehinyak ("Korobka" or "Dovbeshka") (1912 - 22 February 1943) (Ukrainian: Григорій Перегіняк), organiser of УПА (UPA).
References
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