Vyzhnytsia
| Vyzhnytsia Вижниця | |||
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Woodcraft school in Vyzhnytsia | |||
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  Vyzhnytsia Location within Ukraine | |||
| Coordinates: UA 48°15′0″N 25°11′30″E / 48.25000°N 25.19167°E | |||
| Country | Ukraine | ||
| Province | Chernivtsi Oblast | ||
| Raion | Vyzhnytsia Raion | ||
| Founded | 1158 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Alex G. Chepil | ||
| Area | |||
| • Land | 2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) | ||
| Population (2012) | |||
| • Total | 4,230 | ||
| Zip Code | 59200 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380-3730 | ||
| Website |
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Vyzhnytsia (Ukrainian: Вижниця, German: Wischnitza or Wiznitz, Romanian: Vijniţa, Russian: Вижница, translit. Vizhnitsia, Yiddish: וויזשניץ Vizhnitz) is a town located on the Cheremosh River in the Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Vyzhnytsia Raion.
In Judaism the town is known as having been the original center of the Hassidic sect bearing its Yiddish name (וויזשניץ Vizhnitz). The town's Jewish community was decimated in the Holocaust and most survivors did not return, but the flourishing Vizhnitz Hassidic community in Israel and elsewhere continues to keep the name.
Notable natives and residents
- Josef Burg, writer
- Gerard Ciołek, architect
- Menachem Mendel Hager, first Vizhnitser Rebbe
- Nazariy Yaremchuk, singer
- Otto Preminger, director
- Dol Dauber, musician
- Meir Just, Dutch rabbi
Gallery
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St Michael's Church
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St Peter and Paul Catholic Church
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St Demetrius Church
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Holy Trinity Church
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City Hall
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Old city of Vyzhnytsia
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Children's art house
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Vyzhnytsia cinema
Nearby towns
Coordinates: 48°15′N 25°11.5′E / 48.250°N 25.1917°E
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