Nyzhnii Bereziv Explained

Official Name:	Nyzhnii Bereziv
Native Name:	Нижній Березів
Pushpin Map:	Ukraine Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:	Oblast
Subdivision Name1:	Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Subdivision Type2:	Raion
Subdivision Name2:	Kosiv Raion
Subdivision Type3:	Hromada
Subdivision Name3:	Yabluniv urban hromada
Timezone:	EET
Utc Offset:	+2
Timezone Dst:	EEST
Utc Offset Dst:	+3
Coordinates:	48.4025°N 24.8519°W
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	78615

Nyzhnii Bereziv (Ukrainian: Нижній Березів) is a village in the Yabluniv urban hromada of the Kosiv Raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in Ukraine.^[1]

History

The first written mention of the village was in 1412.^[2]

On 19 July 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Kosiv Raion, the village became part of the Kosiv Raion.^[3]

Religion

• St. Nicholas church (1844, wooden, architectural monument of local importance, UGCC)
• Orthodox monastery (destroyed by Tatars in the 17th century)

Notable residents

• Cyril Genik (Kyrylo Henyk; 1857–1925), Ukrainian-Canadian immigration agent
• Ivan Malkovych (born 1961), Ukrainian poet and publisher

Ivan Franko visited the village many times, writing his short story "Na vershku" and collecting folk songs. Also, Yaroslav Halan lived in the village, Bohdan Lepkyi and Volodymyr Kubijovyč had vacations there, and the Krushelnytskyi family gave concerts.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Яблунівська територіальна громада . Децентралізація.
2. https://esu.com.ua/article-72098 Нижній Березів
3. Постанова Верховної Ради України від 17 липня 2020 року No. 807-IX "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів"