Attractions of Hrynkiv

The Plast Camp-Museum "Sokil" in the village of Hrynkiv in the Ivano-Frankivsk region is the oldest stationary base of the National Scout Organization of Ukraine "Plast".

The camp was built in 1926 on the left bank of the Lymnytsia River, at the foot of Sokil Mount – on land near Osmoloda, donated by Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytskyi for the development of plast movement.

Until 1939, dozens of boys and girls camped here every summer. The revival of the camp began in 1990, the buildings were restored according to the old drawings, a chapel was opened and a memorial cross was installed on the symbolic grave of the scouts who died in the struggle for the freedom of Ukraine.

Now the camp-museum "Sokil" is an active institution of children's recreation, sports and patriotic education. Excursions are possible only by prior agreement.

The blast furnace (domnytsia, domna) in the "Anheliv" tract near Hrynkiv was laid in 1810 by the Greek-Catholic Metropolitan Antin Anhelovych.

In 1812, the construction of the furnace and other industrial facilities was completed. There were 12 mines, an iron processing factory and a forge. In 1814, the Anheliv blast furnace was put into operation, but it did not work for long - it was closed already in 1818.

The kryivka (hideout) of UPA fighters was restored in 2018 in Playek tract near the village of Hrynkiv.

In 1947, there was an underground bunker at this place, which was used by the propaganda department of the Regional Leadership of the OUN of the Carpathian Territory. On November 5, 1947, ten rebels led by Geletiy Leon "Tysa" fought here with a large squad of NKVD punishers. Almost all of them died.

Local activists found the site of the battle in the forest and rebuilt the kryivka according to the preserved drawings.