The city of Tysmenytsia is located on the Vorona River 15 kilometers east of Ivano-Frankivsk.
The city has been known since the 12th century, in 1449 it received Magdeburg law.
In 1677, with the aim of reviving the town weakened by frequent Tatar raids, its owner Dominik Potoski invited Armenians expelled by the Turks from Kamyanets-Podilskyi here. The Armenians brought with them the secrets of leather production, and soon Tysmenytsia became an important craft center of Prykarpattia.
At the beginning of the 19th century, Tysmenytsia leather and fur products became known throughout Europe. They were massively exported abroad and decorated industrial exhibitions in London, Dresden, Berlin, Budapest ...
The city of Tysmenytsia is located on the Vorona River 15 kilometers east of Ivano-Frankivsk.
The city has been known since the 12th century, in 1449 it received Magdeburg law.
In 1677, with the aim of reviving the town weakened by frequent Tatar raids, its owner Dominik Potoski invited Armenians expelled by the Turks from Kamyanets-Podilskyi here. The Armenians brought with them the secrets of leather production, and soon Tysmenytsia became an important craft center of Prykarpattia.
At the beginning of the 19th century, Tysmenytsia leather and fur products became known throughout Europe. They were massively exported abroad and decorated industrial exhibitions in London, Dresden, Berlin, Budapest and other major European cities. The city also gained wide popularity in the USSR thanks to the products of the "Tysmenytsia" fur factory, mink fur coats made here are now in high demand in Ukraine and abroad.
The wooden church of the Nativity of the Virgin (1736) has been preserved.
Місто Тисмениця розташоване над річкою Ворона в 15 кілометрах на схід від Івано-Франківська.
Місто відоме з XII сторіччя, в 1449 році отримало Магдебурзьке право.
У 1677 році з метою оживити ослаблене частими татарськими набігами місто, його власник Домінік Потоцький запросив сюди вірмен, вигнаних турками з Кам'янця-Подільського. Вірмени принесли з собою секрети скорняжного виробництва, і незабаром Тисмениця стала значним ремісничим центром Прикарпаття.
На початок XIX століття тисменецькі вироби зі шкіри та хутра стали відомі у всій Європі. Вони масово експортувалися за кордон і прикрашали промислові виставки в Лондоні, Дрездені, Берліні, Будапешті та інших великих містах Європи. Широку популя ...
Місто Тисмениця розташоване над річкою Ворона в 15 кілометрах на схід від Івано-Франківська.
Місто відоме з XII сторіччя, в 1449 році отримало Магдебурзьке право.
У 1677 році з метою оживити ослаблене частими татарськими набігами місто, його власник Домінік Потоцький запросив сюди вірмен, вигнаних турками з Кам'янця-Подільського. Вірмени принесли з собою секрети скорняжного виробництва, і незабаром Тисмениця стала значним ремісничим центром Прикарпаття.
На початок XIX століття тисменецькі вироби зі шкіри та хутра стали відомі у всій Європі. Вони масово експортувалися за кордон і прикрашали промислові виставки в Лондоні, Дрездені, Берліні, Будапешті та інших великих містах Європи. Широку популярність в СРСР місто отримало також завдяки продукції хутряної фабрики "Тисмениця", виготовлені тут норкові шуби і зараз користуються високим попитом в Україні та за кордоном.
Збереглася дерев'яна церква Різдва Богородиці (1736 рік).
Factory "Tysmenytsia"
"Tysmenytsia" factory is the largest fur enterprise in Ukraine. "Tysmenytsia" fur coats are known far beyond the borders of the country.
The secret of fur production was brought here by Armenian settlers in the 16th century. Gradually, fur craft, production of fur, saffian and suede passed to local craftsmen and became famous throughout Europe.
In 1970, the Tysmenytsia factory was built - one of the largest fur factories in the former Soviet Union. The skins of rabbits, muskrats, martens, minks, pizh and others are processed here. It has its own school of modern design, up to 300 new models of ready-made clothes and fur hats are put into serial production every year. "Tysmenytsia" mink fur coats are especially popular.
Products can be purchased at the company store on the territory of the "Tysmenytsia" factory.
Nativity of Virgin Church
Temple , Architecture
The Greek-Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Virgin is located in the historical district of Tysmenytsia, which is called "Monastery".
The wooden monastery church in the Hutsul style was built in 1736. Nearby is a three-tiered wooden belfry (XVIII century). The type of the cross-domed church repeats the plan and structure of the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross (1681) of the Manyava Skete, which legend connects with the main temple of the Spaso-Mizhhirsky Monastery near Kyiv.
A Baroque-Renaissance iconostasis has been preserved, which some researchers attribute to the time of the foundation of the temple.
Saint Nicholas Church
Temple , Architecture
The Greek-Catholic Church of Saint Nicholas is located in the very center of Tysmenytsia.
Built in 1862. The temple is stone, with a bell tower.
Tysmenytsia City History Museum named after Stepan Havrylyuk
Architecture , Museum / gallery
The Tysmenytsia City History Museum named after Stepan Havrylyuk is housed in a historic two-story building from 1902 near the city center.
The first hall presents archaeological findings from the Tysmenytsia hillfort and a model of the old Tysmenytsia. The second hall is the fur industry, to which the city owes its fame. Here you can see fur products of different eras, tools. The third hall is used for temporary exhibitions.
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