Patsykiv (, ) is a small village located in

Kalush Raion Kalush Raion () is a raion (district) of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province). The city of Kalush is the administrative center of the raion. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Ivan ...

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and lies on the Svicha river. It belongs to Vyhoda settlement hromada, one of the

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s of Ukraine.

History

The village was a property of Andrzej Żurakowski and until 1772 belonged to

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. In 1772 it was, together with Galicia, annexed to Austria (until 1918). In 1880 it was inhabited by 436 people. A well-known faience factory existed here from 1912 to 1939 known for its art-déco pottery. From 1919 to 1939 village belonged to Poland, under Soviet occupation 1939–41, then from 1941 to 1944 under German occupation in District Galicia of

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. In 1944/45 to 1991 it was to the USSR. Until 18 July 2020, Patsykiv belonged to Dolyna Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast to six. The area of Dolyna Raion was merged into Kalush Raion.

Geography

Location

Patsykiv is located in the

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, approximately from

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and from

Ivano-Frankivsk Ivano-Frankivsk (, ), formerly Stanyslaviv, Stanislav and Stanisławów, is a city in western Ukraine. It serves as the administrative centre of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast as well as Ivano-Frankivsk Raion within the oblast. Ivano-Frankivsk also host ...

. The average altitude of Pac\tsykiv is above

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Climate

Patsykiv's climate is

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(

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''Dfb''). The average temperatures are in January and in June. Average annual rainfall is with the maximum being in summer. Cloud coverage averages 70 days per year.

Demographics

* 2002: 1200 inhabitants The population of Patsykiv consist mainly of Ukrainians.

Government

Religion

Patsykiv had a significant Jewish population which was wiped out during the Holocaust. Today, it is a city of one religion - Christian. There are two Christian churches, which represent two Christian groups: The

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and the

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References

{{reflist Villages in Kalush Raion