Korshiv, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Explained

Official Name:Korshiv
Native Name:Коршів
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Korshiv in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast##Location of Korshiv in Ukraine
Coordinates:48.6731°N 25.0208°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Kolomyia Raion
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1448
Population:2,365

Korshiv (Ukrainian: Коршів; Polish: Korszów) is a village in Kolomyia Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the capital of Korshiv rural hromada. Its population is 2,365 .[1]

History

Korshiv was first mentioned on 12 February 1448 in the records of the court of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia.[2] During the early 20th century, Andrey Sheptytsky organised children's summer camps in the village.[3] [4] In 1939, according to Volodymyr Kubijovyč, the population was 3,290. Of this population, 3,170 residents were Ukrainians, 60 Polish people, 40 Latynnyky, and 20 Jews.[5] Ukrainian Insurgent Army forces under the command of also attacked the village on 22 March 1945, destroying the local prison.[6]

In 2020, a medical dispensary was established in Korshiv.[7]

References

  1. Web site: Коршівська громада . Korshiv hromada . 28 July 2023 . gromada.info . uk.
  2. Web site: Akta grodzkie i ziemskie z czasów Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej : z archiwum tak zwanego bernardyńskiego we Lwowie w skutek fundacyi śp. Alexandra hr. Stadnickiego. T. 12, [Najdawniejsze zapiski sądów halickich 1435-1475] ]. City and land records from the time of the Polish Republic: from the so-called "Bernardine Archives" in Lviv, founded by the late Count Alexander Stadnicki, Vol. 12 (Oldest Records of the Galician court, 1435–1475) . 28 July 2023 . Polona . pl.
  3. Web site: Дві дитячі півоселі . Two children's homes . https://web.archive.org/web/20201231150210/https://zbruc.eu/node/12388 . 31 December 2020 . 28 July 2023 . Zbruč . uk.
  4. Web site: Здвиг наших найменших на площі Сокола-Батька . Movement of our youth on Sokol-Batka Square . https://web.archive.org/web/20140814132300/http://zbruc.eu/node/10873 . 14 August 2014 . 28 July 2023 . Zbruč . uk.
  5. Book: Kubijovyč, Volodymyr . Етнічні групи південнозахідньої України (Галичини) на 1.1.1939 . Harrasowitz . 1983 . 3-447-02376-7 . Wiesbaden . 37 . uk . Ethnic groups of the South-Western Ukraine (Halyčyna - Galicia) 1.1.1939 . Volodymyr Kubijovyč.
  6. News: Matskiv . Andriy . 2 February 2012 . Життя і смерть сотенного УПА Михайла "Спартана" . uk . Life and death of UPA hundred Mykhailo "Spartan" . . 28 July 2023.
  7. News: Yakymchuk . Svitlana . 10 June 2020 . У селі на Коломийщині запрацювала сучасна амбулаторія: відео . uk . Modern medical dispensary opened in Kolomyishchyna village (video) . Pravda . 28 July 2023.