Yabluniv
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Yabluniv
Яблунів Jabłonów | |
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 Ukrainian Greek-Catholic church | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Yabluniv Location of Yabluniv in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast .svg) Yabluniv Location of Yabluniv in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 48°24′19″N 24°56′30″E / 48.40528°N 24.94167°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
| Raion | Kosiv |
| Area | |
| • Total | 105 km2 (41 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,082 (1 January 2,016) |
Yabluniv (Ukrainian: Яблунів, Russian: Яблонoв, Jabłonów) is an urban-type settlement in Kosiv Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the banks of the river Luchka, 15 km from Kolomyia. Population: 2,082 (2016 est.)[1].
History
The town had an historically important Jewish population but they were murdered during the Holocaust in Ukraine.[2][3]
Famous people
Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski (1634–1702) was a Polish nobleman, magnate, outstanding military commander.
Maksymilian Nowicki (1826–90) was a Polish zoology professor and pioneer conservationist in Galicia and father of the poet Franciszek Nowicki.
Mykola Matiyiv-Melnyk (1890–1947) was a Ukrainian writer and journalist.
Anne Werzberg, mother of French mime Marcel Marceau (born Marcel Mangel)
Museums
Places of interest
References
External links
Yablonov Jewish Cemetery fully documented at Jewish Galicia and Bukovina ORG