Verkhovyna
Verkhovyna (Ukrainian: Верхови́на; before 1962 known as Zhabie, Ukrainian: Жаб'є, Polish: Żabie) is an urban-type settlement in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, western Ukraine. Verkhovyna serves as the administrative center of Verkhovyna Raion. It also hosts the administration of Verkhovyna settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 5,773 (2022 est.).[2]
Verkhovyna
Верховина Żabie | |
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 Skyline of Verkhovyna | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Verkhovyna Location of Verkhovyna, Ukraine  Verkhovyna Verkhovyna (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 48°09′06″N 24°48′49″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
| Raion | Verkhovyna |
| First mentioned | 1424 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.80 km2 (20.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 5,773 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Area code | +380 3432 |
It was originally established as Żabie in 1424.[3][4]
The town is located in the Hutsul region of the Carpathian Mountains called Pokuttya, upon the Cheremosh River, a tributary of the Prut. Verkhovyna is currently an important tourist center in Ukraine. The town's name means "highland place."
In 1919–1939, Żabie belonged to Poland and was located in the Kosów Powiat (county) of the Stanisławów Voivodeship. During those years, it was one of the main tourist centers of the country, attracting people from as far away as England. It was also the biggest rural community in Poland (in terms of territory).
There is an Orthodox church, a Hutsul museum and a Polish cemetery with monuments of soldiers of the Polish Border Patrol who died while protecting the pre-1939 border. Another important attraction in Verkhovyna is the Museum of Musical Instruments and Hutsuls Lifestyle founded by Roman Kumlyk.
Gallery
Carpathians in Verkhovyna.jpg.webp)
Church in Verkhovyna
Film museum
Sanatoria in Verkhovyna
Hutsul museum
Verkhovyna district council
Climate
The climate in Verkhovyna is a mild to warm summer subtype (Köppen: Dfb) of the humid continental climate.
| Climate data for Verkhovyna | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38 (1.5) |
36 (1.4) |
38 (1.5) |
60 (2.4) |
88 (3.5) |
109 (4.3) |
104 (4.1) |
81 (3.2) |
54 (2.1) |
41 (1.6) |
42 (1.7) |
46 (1.8) |
737 (29.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Верховинская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
- Verkhovyna Raion's profile as Verkhovna Rada website
- Horse riding in Verkhovyna
- "Climate: Verkhovyna". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
| Urban-type settlements | Coat of arms of Verkhovyna Raion | |
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