Hvizdets
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Hvizdets (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a rural settlement in Kolomyia Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located Template:Cvt east-northeast of Kolomyia, Template:Cvt southeast of Ivano-Frankivsk and Template:Cvt west-southwest of Kyiv. Hvizdets hosts the administration of Hvizdets settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: Template:Ua-pop-est2022
History
The town was the site of the Battle of Gwoździec in 1531, during the Polish-Moldavian wars.
Prior to World War II the town was located in Poland. It is the birthplace of Polish film director Jerzy Kawalerowicz, artist Yaroslav Pstrak and politician Andriy Shevchenko.
Until 26 January 2024, Hvizdets was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Hvizdets became a rural settlement.[2]
Alternate names
Hvizdets was formerly known as Gvozdets (Russian), Gwoździec (Polish), Gvozdetz or Gvodzitz or גוואזדזיעץ (Yiddish), Hvizdec', Gvozhdziyets, and Gvozdzets.
Former Jewish population
The Jewish population of Hvizdets in the year 1900 was 1,663 people,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". who made up a substantial part of the town's population. Nearly all were killed in the Holocaust. The famous Gwoździec Synagogue once stood in the village, however, it was burnt down by the German forces during World War II.
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