Verkhovyna
Query URLs
https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/place/96572
- Note
- Verkhovyna (Ukrainian: Верхови́на), known as Zhabie (Ukrainian: Жаб´є) until 1962, is an urban-type settlement in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, western Ukraine. Verkhovyna serves as the administrative center of Verkhovyna Raion. It also hosts the administration of Verkhovyna settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 5,773 (2022 est.).
It was originally established as Żabie in 1424.
The town is located in the Hutsul region of the Carpathian Mountains called Pokuttya, upon the Cheremosh River, a tributary of the Prut. Verkhovyna is currently an important tourist center in Ukraine. The town´s name means "highland place." - Latitude
- 48.151668548584
- Longitude
- 24.813611984253
- Population
- 5,829
- Elevation
- 620
- Time zone
- Europe/Kiev
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