Dolyna

Dolyna
Dolyna
Coordinates: 48°58′14″N 24°0′40″E / 48.97056°N 24.01111°E / 48.97056; 24.01111
Country	Ukraine
Oblast (province)	Ivano-Frankivsk
Raion (district)	Dolyna Raion
Government
- Mayor	Volodymyr Harazd
Population
- Total	20,900

Dolyna (Ukrainian: Долина, Polish: Dolina) is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province) in southwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Dolyna Raion (district).

The current estimated population is around 20,900.^[1]

History

The city's history reaches the 10th century, making it one of oldest in the region. By the 14th century Dolyna became renowned for its salt mine. In 1349 the city came under the rule of Poland. In 1525 Dolyna was granted city rights under the Magdeburg law and the right to trade salt similar to that of Kolomyia. In 1740 in the city was a riot of opryshky. In 1772 the city fell to Austrians and in 1791 the city lost its status. During the second half of the 19th century a railroad line linking Stryi with Stanislaviv was led through the city. By the end of the 19th century to big city fires destroyed the town completely. The first decade of the new century was all dedicated to the revival of the town. After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire reborn Polish and Ukrainian states struggled for control over Dolyna in a fratricidal war won by Poles. In the interbellum period, the town, with population of almost 10 000, belonged to the Stanisławów Voivodeship and was the capital of the Dolina County. Neighboring villages were inhabited by German settlers, who came there in the times of Joseph II.

During World War II the city was occupied by Soviets and Germans and incorporated into the Ukrainian SSR. In the 1950s, oil deposits were discovered in the region which by 1958 produced 65% of oil extracted in the Ukrainian SSR. Since 1991, Dolyna is in independent Ukraine.

People

Most prominent among the people hailing from the city was Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky, Major Archbishop of Lviv and head of the Ukrainian Church. Among other notable inhabitants of Dolyna, there is Rudolf Regner, a hero of the Polish World War Two resistance.

Football

The city has a football club FC Naftovyk Dolyna.

Sister cities

• Prairie Village, USA

Location

Local orientation

Regional orientation

References

1. ^ as of 2001^[update]

External links

• (English) Dolyna at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
• (Ukrainian) Unofficial city site
• (Ukrainian) City history, description, and photos
• (English) English-speaking forum of Dolyna
• (English) Photographs of Jewish sites in Dolyna

Coordinates: 48°58′14″N 24°0′40″E / 48.97056°N 24.01111°E / 48.97056; 24.01111