Patsykiv

Patsykiv Пациків
Patsykiv
Coordinates: 48°55′42″N 23°55′6″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Raion (district)	Dolyna
Founded	1674
Government
• City Chairman	Mychajlo Maceliuk
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
• Density	143/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	77553
Area code	+380 3477

Patsykiv (Ukrainian: Пациків, Polish: Pacyków) is a small village located in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and lies on the river Svicha.

History

The village was a property of Andrzej Żurakowski and until 1772 belonged to Poland. 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 General Government. Since 1944/45 to 1991 annexed to the USSR.

Geography

Location

Patsykiv is located in the Prykarpattia, approximately 120 km (75 mi) from Lviv and 70 km (43 mi) from Ivano-Frankivsk. The average altitude of Pac\tsykiv is 400 m (1,312.34 ft) above sea level.

Climate

Patsykiv's climate is humid continental (Köppen climate classification Dfb). The average temperatures are −6 °C (21 °F) in January and 25 °C (77 °F) in June. Average annual rainfall is 600 mm (24 in) 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.

Vygoda selyshna rada

Government

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 Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.