Nyzhnii Verbizh (Ukrainian: Нижній Вербіж; Polish: Wierbiąż Niżny), formerly Verbiazh Nyzhnii (Ukrainian: Верб'яж Нижній) is a village in Kolomyia Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is the capital of the Nyzhnii Verbizh rural hromada. Its population is 2,750 (as of 2023[update]).[1]
Nyzhnii Verbizh
Нижній Вербіж | |
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.JPG) The Church of Nativity of the Theotokos in Nyzhnii Verbizh | |
  Nyzhnii Verbizh Location of Nyzhnii Verbizh in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast  Nyzhnii Verbizh Location of Nyzhnii Verbizh in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 48°29′32″N 25°00′40″E / 48.49222°N 25.01111°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
| Raion | Kolomyia Raion |
| First mentioned | 1377 |
| Population | 2,750 |
History edit
Nyzhnii Verbizh was first mentioned in 1377 under the name of simply "Verbizh", though by 1443 the village apparently had split into two settlements, Nyzhnii Verbizh and Verkhnii Verbizh. Residents of the village participated in the Mukha Rebellion and Khmelnytsky Uprising before being annexed into the Austrian Empire during the partitions of Poland. Prosvita and the Ukrainian Insurgent Army both operated in the village.[2]
Nyzhnii Verbizh's Church of Nativity of the Theotokos is a wooden church constructed in a style typical of Hutsul churches. Its architect was awarded a golden medal in 1812 by Francis I, Emperor of Austria, and it was later recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, along with other Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine.[3] The church is currently under the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.[4]
Nyzhnii Verbizh frequently experiences flooding due to the Sopivka, Pistynka, and Liuchka converging into the Prut. Significant flash floods occurred in the village in 2008 and 2023.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Нижньовербізька громада" [Nyzhnii Verbizh hromada]. gromada.info (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Andrushko, N. I.; Miakushchak, Ya. Yu. "Нижній Вербіж" [Nyzhnii Verbizh]. Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Нижній Вербіж" [Nyzhnii Verbizh]. Castles and Fortresses of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ "Церква Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці у Нижньому Вербіжі" [Church of Nativity of the Theotokos in Nyzhnii Verbizh]. Ivano-Frankivshchyna Tourism (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Penkaliuk, Stepan; Dymnich, Natalia (7 July 2023). ""Затопило менш ніж за 30 хвилин". Жителі села Нижній Вербіж Коломийського району розповіли про наслідки негоди" ["In less than 30 minutes, it was flooded": Residents of the village of Nyzhnii Verbizh, Kolomyia Raion, discuss consequences of poor weather]. Suspilne (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 28 July 2023.