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Turn of the century town Jezupol (former Zhovten) was a fair size town (with its own Jewish Kahil and Roman Catholic Church and Greek Catholic Church) in Galicia/Halychyna in Austro-Hungarian Empire. |
Turn of the century town Jezupol (former Zhovten) was a fair size town (with its own Jewish Kahil and Roman Catholic Church and Greek Catholic Church) in Galicia/Halychyna in Austro-Hungarian Empire. |
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It is appx 7 km from Halych, the former capital of the Halych-Vohlynian Principality in the 10/12th centuries. Up until the 16th century it was a village named Tzaishibesi, which had a wooden fortress. When the fort was destroyed during one of the Tatar incursions, [[Jacob Pototski]], Breslau Wojiwoda and private owner of the town, renamed it '''Jesupol''', after Jesus. In 1598, a fortress and Dominican monastery was erected, and the town developed next to it. The monastery had a rich and famous library of ancient scriptures and prints. |
It is appx 7 km from Halych, the former capital of the Halych-Vohlynian Principality in the 10/12th centuries. Up until the 16th century it was a village named Tzaishibesi, which had a wooden fortress. When the fort was destroyed during one of the Tatar incursions, [[Jacob Pototski]], Breslau Wojiwoda and private owner of the town, renamed it '''Jesupol''', after Jesus. In 1598, a fortress and Dominican monastery was erected, and the town developed next to it. The monastery had a rich and famous library of ancient scriptures and prints. |
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Current zip code for town is 77431. |
Current zip code for town is 77431. |
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Revision as of 14:45, 10 February 2008
Yezupil
Єзупіль | |
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Town | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Ivano-Frankivsk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.220 km2 (10.896 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,026 |
| Website | Ukrainian Parliament website |
Yezupil (Ukrainian: Єзупіль, Polish: Jezupol) is a town/urban-type settlement (selysche mis'koho typu) in western Ukraine. It is located in the Tysmenytsky Raion (district) of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province), approximately 14 km north of the oblast capital, Ivano-Frankivsk.
Yezupil was previously referred to as part of the Halych Powiat (county). It is also a part of the historic region of Pokuttya in Galicia.
Turn of the century town Jezupol (former Zhovten) was a fair size town (with its own Jewish Kahil and Roman Catholic Church and Greek Catholic Church) in Galicia/Halychyna in Austro-Hungarian Empire.
It is appx 7 km from Halych, the former capital of the Halych-Vohlynian Principality in the 10/12th centuries. First writen in 1435. Up until the 16th century it was a village named Tzaishibesi, which had a wooden fortress. When the fort was destroyed during one of the Tatar incursions, Jacob Pototski, Breslau Wojiwoda and private owner of the town, renamed it Jesupol', after Jesus in 1597. In 1598, a fortress and Dominican monastery was erected, and the town developed next to it. The monastery had a rich and famous library of ancient scriptures and prints.
Current zip code for town is 77431.
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