Bryn, Halych Raion


Bryn is a village in Halych Raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in Western Ukraine. The population of the village is about 706 people and the local government is administered by Brynska village council.

Geography

The village occupies at an altitude of above sea level and is located on the left bank of the Lukva River. It is at a distance from the regional center of Ivano-Frankivsk, from the district center Halych, and from Kalush.

History and attractions

The first written record of the village dates from 1555. However, several burial places of the Carpathian Kurgan culture and a Kievan Rus' mound have been found in the village territory. The village preserves the wooden Church of the Transfiguration of the Blessed St. Nicholas that was built in 1863.

Famous people

Joseph Nyzhankivsky, the father of Ostap Nyzhankivsky, is buried in the village.