Kosiv

Kosiv

Kosiv ( _ua. "Косiв", Polish: "Kosów", Romanian: "Cosău") is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kosivsky Raion (district).

Initially a small Hutsul settlement with a remnants of a small castle destroyed by the Turks. It was founded at Rybnica River. In 19th century it was one of the hottest places in Central Europe and doctor Tarnawski founded a notable spa there. After the Great War the area returned to Poland and was turned into a powiat seat within the Stanisławów Voivodship. As a result of the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact, the region was incorporated into the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1939.

Nearby towns

* Stari Kuty
* Kobaky
* Yabluniv
* Kosmach
* Kuty
* Verkhovyna
* Kolomyia
* Zabolotiv

References

ee also

* Kosovo (disambiguation) for places with similar names.
* Kosov for places with similar names.

External links

* [http://encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkPath=pagesKOKosiv.htm Kosiv] in the [http://encyclopediaofukraine.com Encyclopedia of Ukraine]


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