Nyzhniv

Nyzhniv Нижнів
Coordinates: 48°56′42″N 25°05′48″E / 48.94500°N 25.09667°ECoordinates: 48°56′42″N 25°05′48″E / 48.94500°N 25.09667°E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Raion	Tlumach Raion
Area
• Total	18,454 km^2 (7,125 sq mi)
Population (2001 census)
• Total	1,991
• Density	107,89/km^2 (27,940/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	78013
Area code(s)	+380 3479

Nyzhniv (Ukrainian: Нижнів, Polish: Niżniów) is a village in the Tlumach Raion (district) of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Dniester River flows near the eastern edge of the village. In the village lived 1991 inhabitants in 2001.

Dniester Canyon begins near the village.

People

• Antin Levytsky, a Greek Catholic priest, who was Kost Levytsky's father.^[1]
• Anastasia Stanko, a Ukrainian journalist and television hostess, a member of the "Stop censorship" movement.^[2]

References

1. Dmytro Blazejowskyj, Historical Šematism of the Archeparchy of L'viv (1832-1944), 2004, P. 249.
2. Profile of Stanko on TVi

Sources

• Dmytro Blazejowskyj, Historical Šematism of the Archeparchy of L'viv (1832-1944).— Kyiv: Publishing house «KM Akademia», 2004.— 570 p. ISBN 966-518-225-0
• Niżniów w Słowniku geograficznym Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (Netrebka – Perepiat) z 1886 r., P. 169. (Polish)

Links

• Towns&Cities: Nyzhniv also known as Niżniów, Nizhnov, Nizhnev, Nizhneve, Nizhnuv, Nizhnyuv