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General information about Kolomyia

The ancient city of Kolomyia on the left bank of the river. Prut is one of the most beautiful regional centers in Ukraine, the informal capital of Pokuttya. The first written mention - in 1240.

There are many versions about the origin of the name: the settlement "Kolo Myia" (near the Prut), the Latin Colony, etc. Initially it was a guard fortress on the borders of the Galicia-Volyn principality, and in the XIV century. a Polish defensive castle appeared (located in the area of the present town hall), which was repeatedly attacked by the Tatars and Vlachs.

The ancient city of Kolomyia on the left bank of the river. Prut is one of the most beautiful regional centers in Ukraine, the informal capital of Pokuttya. The first written mention - in 1240.

In the XVII-XVIII centuries the population of Kolomyia took part in the sprout movement. Town planning flourished in Austrian times, when the city was enriched with many architectural monuments in the secession style. Significant contribution to the national revival in the early XX century belongs to the father Yosyp Kobrynsky.

The city is famous for its masters of ceramics and folk songs - kolomyikas. The old center has been restored. Tourists are attracted by the Pysanka Museum, which is unique in its architecture and exposition. The city is often called the "Gateway of the Carpathians" because one of the routes to Yaremche passes through it.

Старовинне місто Коломия на лівому березі ріки Прут - один з найкрасивіших райцентрів в Україні, неформальна столиця Покуття. Перша письмова згадка - 1240 рік.

Є багато версій про походження назви: поселення "коло Мия" (біля Прута), латинська Колонія тощо. Спочатку це була сторожова фортеця на кордонах Галицько-Волинського князівства, а в XIV столітті з'явився польський оборонний замок (знаходився в районі нинішньої ратуші), який неодноразово піддавався нападам татар і волохів.

У XVII-XVIII століттях населення Коломиї брало участь в русі опришків. Розквіт містобудування припав на австрійські часи, коли місто збагатилося багатьма пам'ятками архітектури в стилі сецесії. Значний внесок у національне відродження на початку XX століття належить отцю Йосипу Кобри ...

Місто славиться майстрами кераміки та народними пісеньками - коломийками. Старий центр відреставрований. Туристів приваблює унікальний за архітектурою та експозицією Музей писанки. Місто часто називають "Воротами Карпат", оскільки через нього проходить один з маршрутів на Яремчу.

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What to see and where to go in Kolomyia

Tourist attractions and museums of Kolomyia

Academic Regional Ukrainian Drama Theater named after Ivan Ozarkevych

Architecture , Theater / show

Kolomyia Academic Regional Ukrainian Drama Theater named after Ivan Ozarkevych bears the name of the founder of the first Ukrainian drama theater in Galicia.

The fashion for theaters came here with the transition of the region under Austrian rule. In 1848, the chairman of the Kolomyia council Vereshchynskyi, burgomaster Drymalin and local priest Ozarkevych initiated the creation of a Ukrainian amateur theater. It lasted three years.

After a short break, the theater was revived in 1865 as a traveling professional troupe "Ruskyi People's Theater". Since 1939, the theater has acquired state status.

Vichevy Maidan, 7

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Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola

Temple , Architecture

The Catholic Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola in Kolomyia was built on the initiative of the Polish Catholic community of the city, which invited the Jesuit Fathers of the "Society of Jesus" order. In addition to missionary activity, the Jesuits were engaged in education and charity.

The construction of the temple according to the project of the Chernivtsi architect Yosyp Lyaytsner was supervised by the engineer Dioniziy Kzhychkovskyi. The church was called "man's" because most of the parishioners were wealthy people.

In Soviet times, the church premises were used as a shop. In 1990, the church of Saint Ignatius Loyola was returned to the Roman Catholic community of the city.

Ivana Franka Street, 18

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Church of Saint Yosafat

Temple , Architecture

The majestic church of Saint Yosafat (the former church of the Virgin Mary) rises in the center of Kolomyia, next to the market square.

The parish Roman Catholic church in the baroque style was built according to the project of the famous Italian architect Bernard Meretin in 1775 (according to other sources - in 1762). Rebuilt in 1895 after a fire.

During Soviet times, the church was closed and turned into a Children's World store. In 1991, it resumed its activities as the Greek Catholic Church of the Holy Martyr Yosafat Kuntsevych.

Ivana Mazepy Street, 2

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Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Temple , Architecture

The Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of the oldest wooden churches in the Carpathians, a fine example of the Hutsul school of folk wooden architecture.

Initially, the temple was part of the monastery complex, which was destroyed by the Tatars. Paintings made in 1648 have been preserved. It is located near the cemetery.

In Soviet times, the exposition of the Museum of Easter Eggs was housed here. In 1990, the Church of the Annunciation was transferred to the church community of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. In 2018, the temple was returned to the Greek Catholics.

Karpatska Street, 2

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City History Museum

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The Kolomyia City History Museum occupies the premises of the former county council, where the interiors of the XIX-XX centuries have been restored. During the Western Ukraine, the district military commandant Teodor Primak worked here.

The history of the city's development is presented in 18 exposition halls in documents, memorials and household items. Permanent exhibitions: "German colonies of Kolomyia", "Kolomyia and the Habsburgs", "Formation of Kolomyia at the end of the XIX - first half of the XX century", "Economy and trade of the city in the XIX-XX centuries", "From the history of the Jewish community of the city", " From the history of the Ukrainian ethnic lands of modern Poland until 1944. "

The exposition department of the Kolomyia City History Museum is the Museum of National Liberation Struggle, which opened in 2012 in the basement of the museum building. The exposition consists mainly of old photos of resistance members, which came from private collections. You can also see the clothes of rebels and political prisoners, fragments of weapons.

Romana Shukhevycha Street, 80

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