Dubivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

Dubivtsi (Ukrainian: Дубівці; Polish: Dubowce) is a village in Ukraine's western Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in Ivano-Frankivsk Raion. It is the administrative centre of the Dubivtsi rural hromada.^[1]

Dubivtsi Дубівці
village
Monument to Polish population transfers in Dubivtsi
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49°04′53″N 24°46′25″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Raion	Ivano-Frankivsk Raion
First mentioned	1419

History

Dubivtsi was first mentioned in 1419.^[2] Local legends have variously claimed that the name is from oak boats constructed in the area or from the village's founder hiding in an oak grove during a battle. Settlement in the village's surrounding areas dates back to the Paleolithic, with objects from the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture being found near Dubivtsi.^[3]

Residents of Dubivtsi have been actively involved in Ukrainian nationalism, participating in the Khmelnytsky Uprising, Ukrainian Sich Riflemen, and Ukrainian Insurgent Army.^[2]

Dubivtsi's church, the Church of Nativity of the Theotokos, was rebuilt by village inhabitants after it was destroyed in an 1815 fire. Its design is unusual for a wooden church due to its generally chaotic design, with uneven surfaces.^[3]

Notable residents

• Mykhailo Korzhak [uk], Ukrainian Insurgent Army commander

References

1. "Дубовецька територіальна громада" [Dubivtsi territorial hromada]. decentralization.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
2. "село Дубівці" [Village of Dubivtsi]. Dubivtsi rural hromada (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
3. Zhuravlova, Halyna (17 August 2016). "Село Дубівці — непроста доля прикарпатської глибинки" [Dubivtsi village: a not-so-simple life in the Prykarpattia hinterland]. Karpaty.life (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 17 July 2023.