It lies along the bystritsa river just above its confluence with the dniester river Founded in 1662 as the polish town of stanisławów (ukrainian Stanyslaviv), it occupied an important position on the northern approach to the yablonitsky pass over the carpathians. There is a vast variety of plays to choose from but bear in mind all of them are in ukrainian. Ivano-Frankivsk (Ukrainian: Івано-Франківськ, also transliterated Ivano-Frankovsk from Russian: Ивано-Франковск) (formerly in Polish: Stanisławów, German: Stanislau) is a city in the Ukrainian part of East Galicia. It was built in the mid-17th century as a private fortress of the Potocki family. Situated in the foothills of the carpathian mountains, the city serves as a vibrant hub of art, education, and commerce.
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (Ukrainian: Івано-Франківська область, romanized: Ivano-Frankivska oblast), also referred to as Ivano-Frankivshchyna (Івано-Франківщина) or simply Frankivshchyna, is an oblast (region) in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. Located on the territory of carpathian national park, in a glacial cirque on the northeastern slope of turkul mountain, at an altitude of 1750 meters above the sea level.
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