Yabluniv

Yabluniv (Ukrainian: Яблунів, Russian: Яблонoв, Jabłonów) is an urban-type settlement in Kosiv Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the banks of the river Luchka, 15 km from Kolomyia. Population: 2,052(2020 est.)[1] .

Yabluniv

Яблунів

Jabłonów
Ukrainian Greek-Catholic church
Coat of arms
Yabluniv
Location of Yabluniv in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Yabluniv
Location of Yabluniv in Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°24′19″N 24°56′30″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
RaionKosiv
Area
  Total105 km2 (41 sq mi)
Population
  Total2,052 (1 January 2,020)

History

The town had an historically important Jewish population but they were murdered during the Holocaust in Ukraine.[2][3]

Famous people

Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski (1634–1702) was a Polish nobleman, magnate, outstanding military commander.

Maksymilian Nowicki (1826–90) was a Polish zoology professor and pioneer conservationist in Galicia and father of the poet Franciszek Nowicki.

Mykola Matiyiv-Melnyk (1890–1947) was a Ukrainian writer and journalist.

Anne Werzberg, mother of French mime Marcel Marceau (born Marcel Mangel)

Museums

Places of interest

Yablonov Jewish Cemetery

References

Yablonov Jewish Cemetery fully documented at Jewish Galicia and Bukovina ORG

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