Biloberizka Explained

Official Name:Biloberizka
Native Name:Ukrainian: Білоберізка
Other Name:Polish: Białoberezka
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Biloberizka in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast##Location of Biloberizka in Ukraine
Coordinates:48.1656°N 25.0469°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Verkhovyna Raion
Area Total Km2:20

Biloberizka (Ukrainian: Білоберізка; German: Biloberiska; Polish: Białoberezka) is a village in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine, located in Verkhovyna Raion. It is the capital and largest settlement of the Biloberizka rural hromada.[1]

Information

Biloberizka, like many other neighbouring villages in Verkhovyna Raion, is inhabited by Hutsuls, an East Slavic ethnic group commonly regarded as a subgroup of Ukrainians. The community of the village, along with other Hutsul villages, successfully sought the inclusion of Hutsul caroling onto the National Intangible Cultural Heritage of Ukraine list in 2020.[2]

Geographically, Biloberizka is located on the left bank of the Cheremosh river. It is located 33km (21miles) from Verkhovyna, and 25km (16miles) from .[3]

Wooden Church

Originally built in the 17th century and later expanded from 1844 to 1851,[4] the is a Wooden church currently used by the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. It is an example of Hutsul Secession architecture, and was renovated during the 1980s and 1990s. It is recognised as an Architectural Monument of Cultural Heritage of Ukraine.[5]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, Biloberizka has a population of 1,231. This is a decline from the 1,411 recorded in the 1989 Soviet census. According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, 99.76% of the village population speaks Ukrainian, with the remaining population speaking Russian (0.16%) and Belarusian (0.08%).[6]

Notable inhabitants

References

  1. Web site: Білоберізька територіальна громада . Biloberizka territorial hromada . 31 May 2023 . decentralization.gov.ua . uk.
  2. News: 13 January 2020 . Гуцульська коляда Верховинщини стала нематеріальною культурною спадщиною . uk . Hutsul carols of Verkhovynshchyna recognised as immaterial cultural heritage . . 31 May 2023.
  3. Web site: с. Білоберізка Верховинський р-н Івано-Франківська обл. . v. Biloberizka, Verkhovyna Rn., Ivano-Frankivsk Obl. . ikc.if.ua . uk.
  4. Web site: Храм Покрови Пресвятої Богородиці с. Білоберізка . Church of the Intercession of the Virgin Mary, v. Biloberizka . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190920110944/http://kolomija.com/212-hram-pokrovi-presvyatoyi-bogorodic-s-bloberzka.html . 20 September 2019 . 31 May 2023 . . uk.
  5. Web site: Білоберізка . Biloberizka . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210111135031/http://decerkva.org.ua/fra/biloberizka.html . 11 January 2021 . 31 May 2023 . Wooden Churches of Western Ukraine . uk.
  6. Web site: Перепис населення . Census . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140731182036/http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/Mult/Database/Census/databasetree_uk.asp . 31 July 2014 . 31 May 2023 . State Statistics Service of Ukraine.