Kryvorivnia
Kryvorivnia is a village in the Verkhovyna Raion of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast of Ukraine. It is considered both the summer and the winter capital of the Hutsul people.[1][2]
Kryvorivnia
Криворівня | |
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Village | |
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| Coordinates: 48°10′31″N 24°53′48″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Region | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Area code | ? |
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
The film Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors by Sergei Parajanov was filmed in the village. The house where the filming took place is now a museum.[3][4]
Notable residents
- Burachynsky Andriy Colonel, military doctor of medicine, head of the UGA medical service.
- Tit-Yevhen Burachynsky Ukrainian physician and public figure
- Yaroslav Markiyanovych Chuperchuk Ukrainian folklorist, choreographer
- Yakibyuk Vasyl, Master of woodcarving and brass making.
- Gardetska Kekilia (1898-1961) Ukrainian writer, journalist, and public figure.
- Mykola Potyak (1930-2019) Ukrainian physician and public figure
References
- http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CK%5CR%5CKryvorivnia.htm
- http://www.ukrweekly.com/old/archive/2005/050532.shtml
- https://lsa.umich.edu/slavic/news-events/all-news/search-news/ukrainian-program--at-the-movies.html
- https://kharkivobserver.com/kryvorivnya-travel-to-origins/
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