Bryn, Halych Raion

Bryn (Ukrainian: Бринь) is a village in Halych Raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in Western Ukraine. The population of the village is about 706 people and the local government is administered by Brynska village council.[1]

Bryn, Halych Raion

Бринь
Bryn, Halych Raion
Ukraine Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Coordinates: 49°02′58″N 24°34′09″E
Country Ukraine
Province Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
DistrictHalych Raion
Area
 • Total11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Elevation
305 m (1,001 ft)
Population
 • Total706
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
77165
Area code+380 3431
Websiteселище Бринь райцентр Галич облцентр Івано-Франківськ (Ukrainian)

Geography

The village occupies 11.3 square kilometres (4.4 sq mi) at an altitude of 30 metres (98 ft) above sea level and is located on the left bank of the Lukva River.[2] It is at a distance 22 kilometres (14 mi) from the regional center of Ivano-Frankivsk, 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the district center Halych, and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Kalush.

History and attractions

The first written record of the village dates from 1555. However, several burial places of the Carpathian Kurgan culture (4th–5th centuries) and a Kievan Rus' mound have been found in the village territory. The village preserves the wooden Church of the Transfiguration of the Blessed St. Nicholas that was built in 1863.[3]

Famous people

Joseph Nyzhankivsky (1836–1911), the father of Ostap Nyzhankivsky, is buried in the village.[4]

References
  1. Бринська сільська рада (in Ukrainian)
  2. Село Бринь: карта вулиць (in Ukrainian)
  3. Список дерев'яних церков Івано-Франківської області/ Галицький район/ с. Бринь, Церква Перенесення Мощів Св. Миколи 1863 р. Archived 2016-09-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian)
  4. Йосип Нижанківський нар. 1836 пом. 6 березня 1911 – Родовід (in Ukrainian)


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