Hvizdets

Hvizdets (Ukrainian: Гвіздець, Polish: Gwoździec, Yiddish: גוואזדזיעץ) is an urban-type settlement in Kolomyia Raion (district) of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (region), Ukraine. It is located 12 miles ENE of Kolomyia, 35 miles SE of Ivano-Frankivsk and 430 WSW of Kiev. Population: 1,943(2013 est.)[1].

The town was the site of the Battle of Gwoździec in 1531, during the Polish-Moldavian wars.

Prior to World War II the town was located in Poland.

Alternate names

Hvizdets was formerly known as Gvozdets (Russian), Gwoździec (Polish), Gvozdetz or Gvodzitz or גוואזדזיעץ (Yiddish), Hvizdec', Gvozhdziyets, and Gvozdzets.

Former Jewish Population

The Jewish population of Hvizdets in the year 1900 was 1,663 people, who made up a substantial part of the town's population. Nearly all were killed in the Holocaust. The famous Gwoździec Synagogue once stood in the village, however, it was burnt down by the German forces during World War II.

References

Coordinates: 48°35′N 25°17′E / 48.583°N 25.283°E / 48.583; 25.283

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