Kosiv
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Kosiv (Ukrainian: Косiв, Polish: Kosów, Romanian: Cosău) is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kosivsky Raion (district).
Initially a small Hutsul settlement with a remnants of a small castle destroyed by the Turks. It was founded at Rybnica River. In 19th century it was one of the hottest places in Central Europe and doctor Tarnawski founded a notable spa there. After the Great War the area returned to Poland and was turned into a powiat seat within the Stanisławów Voivodship. As a result of the Molotov Ribbentrop Pact, the region was incorporated into the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1939.
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[edit] Nearby towns
- Stari Kuty
- Kobaky
- Yabluniv
- Kosmach
- Kuty
- Verkhovyna
- Kolomyia
- Zabolotiv
[edit] References
[edit] See also
- Kosovo (disambiguation) for places with similar names.
- Kosov for places with similar names.
[edit] External links
- Kosiv in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
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