Vikno

Vikno
—  Village  —
Ukrainian: Вікно

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Country Ukraine
Oblast Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Raion Horodenka
Population 1,339

Vikno (Ukrainian: Вікно, translated from Ukrainian as Window) is a Ukrainian village (from the 16th century to 17th century — market town) located in the Horodenkivskyi Raion (district) of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province).

History

Founded in times of Galicia-Volhynia Kingdom. Strange name comes from a spring, which does not freeze even in winter. The first saved mention of Vikno in the historical sources — under 1453 year.