Ivano-FrankovskIvano-Frankovsk (Stanislaviv or Stanislav till 1962) is the king free city spread between twi rivers of Nadvirnianska and Solotvynsla Bystritsa at picturesque Carpathians foothills near ancient Galych- the capital of Galych-Volyn Principality. In 1662, the city gained the Right of Magdeburg. The city was founded at the place of Zabolottia village as a fortress to protect lands from Crimea Tatar and fortified point of Polish magnats Pototskiye at Galych land. Stanislaviv began from market place and city hall. They are here in nowadays, but they were reconstructed. In the following reconstruction of Stanislaviv the ideas of the Renaissance about "ideal city" was reflected and it was embodied in its suburb, its streets and temples design.
Coming people like Ivano-Frankovsk very much, even those who is in love with aristocratic Paris or golden Prague. Traveller visited Prykarpatiye capital twenty-thirty year ago still remember the city between two Bystritsa – nice and rather comfortable for permanent living in. Walking the historical center (it coincides with modern administrative and business center) native citizen of Ivano-Frankovsk as well as guest feel free and relaxedly. It because he is not pressed by metal and concrete buildings of megapolis and the city inferiority does not influence him. Who succeed to come here for the second time, but in nowadays, will be astonished by renewed and reconstructed Ivano-Frankovsk. Ivano-Frankovsk is one of the few native cities where old times were not changed much and 49,5 meters city hall with gilded few years ago dome and Market Place is in the epicenter of it. |
