Zahvizdia (Ukrainian: Загвіздя; Polish: Zagwoźdź) is a village in Ukraine, in the Ivano-Frankivsk Raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. It is the centre of the Zahvizdia rural hromada.[1]

Zahvizdia
Загвіздя
Monument to Ukrainian independence fighters in Zahvizdia
Monument to Ukrainian independence fighters in Zahvizdia
Coat of arms of Zahvizdia
Zahvizdia is located in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Zahvizdia
Zahvizdia
Location of Zahvizdia in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Zahvizdia is located in Ukraine
Zahvizdia
Zahvizdia
Location of Zahvizdia in Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°55′21″N 24°39′17″E / 48.92250°N 24.65472°E / 48.92250; 24.65472
Country Ukraine
Oblast Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
RaionIvano-Frankivsk Raion
First mentioned1394

History

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Zahvizdia was first mentioned by Władysław II Jagiełło in a 1394 letter granting Danylo Zaderevetskyi [uk] control over several villages in Galicia.[2] According to a 1949 report by the Ministry of State Security of the Soviet Union, the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists was active in Zahvizdia.[3]

Demographics

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According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, 99.3% of Zahvizdia speaks Ukrainian, while another 0.5% of the population speaks Russian. 0.1% of the village additionally speaks Armenian.[4]

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ "Загвіздянська територіальна громада" [Zahvizdia territorial hromada]. decentralization.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ "64. Владислав, польський король, дарує Данилові Задеревецькому села під Галичем i Зудечовом" [64. Władysław, Polish king, deeds villages between Halych and Zhydachiv]. Izbornyk (in Ukrainian). 29 June 1394. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Реабілітовані історією" [Rehabilitating History] (PDF). reabit.org.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Native language in the amalgamated territorial hromadas of Ukraine". socialdata.org.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 July 2023.