Staryi Uhryniv

Staryi Uhryniv
Старий Угринів
Staryi Uhryniv
Staryi Uhryniv

Location in Ukraine Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and in Ukraine

Coordinates: 48°56′42″N 24°22′17″E / 48.94500°N 24.37139°E / 48.94500; 24.37139Coordinates: 48°56′42″N 24°22′17″E / 48.94500°N 24.37139°E / 48.94500; 24.37139
Country  Ukraine
Province  Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
District Kalush Raion
Area
  Total 7,51 km2 (290 sq mi)
Elevation 335 m (1,099 ft)
Population
  Total 1,010
  Density 1.3/km2 (3.5/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 77362
Area code +380 3472
Website село Старий Угринів райцентр Калуш (Ukrainian)

Staryi Uhryniv (Ukrainian: Старий Угринів, Polish: Uhrynów Stary, Old Uhryniv) is a village in Kalush Raion, of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in western Ukraine. Local government is administered by Serednouhrynivska village council. [1]
Staryi Uhryniv is the birthplace of the Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera.

History

Family house of the Bandera family in Staryi Uhryniv

The first mention of Staryi Uhryniv is in 1447. [2] Villagers are known to have taken part in the Khmelnytsky Uprising of 1648.

Notable residents

Today Staryi Uhryniv is the best known as the birthplace of Stepan Bandera, one of the most famous leaders of the national movement, who was born here on January 1, 1909.[3]

Hryhoriy Perehinyak ("Korobka" or "Dovbeshka") (1912 - 22 February 1943) (Ukrainian: Григорій Перегіняк), organiser of УПА (UPA).

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