Hrymailiv
| Hrymailiv Гримайлів | ||
|---|---|---|
| Urban-type settlement | ||
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  Hrymailiv Location of Hrymailiv in Ukraine | ||
 Hrymailiv | ||
| Coordinates: UA 49°19′43″N 26°00′33″E / 49.32861°N 26.00917°ECoordinates: UA 49°19′43″N 26°00′33″E / 49.32861°N 26.00917°E | ||
| Country |
 Ukraine | |
| Province |
 Ternopil Oblast | |
| District | Husiatyn Raion | |
| Founded | 1595 | |
| Town status | 1956 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town Head | Olha Prymak | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) | |
| Elevation[1] | 293 m (961 ft) | |
| Population (2001) | ||
| • Total | 2,004 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 48210 | |
| Area code | +380 3557 | |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ | |
Hrymailiv (Ukrainian: Гримайлів; Polish: Grzymałów; Yiddish: רימאלאוו, Rimalov) is an urban-type settlement in the Husiatyn Raion (district) of Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population was 2,004 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Hrymailiv was founded in 1595, and it acquired the status of an urban-type settlement in 1956. It was occupied by the Germans during World War II from 1941-1944. In 1931, its population was approximately 4,074, and about 1,494 of them were Jewish.[3]
People from Hrymailiv
- Ivan Pulyui (1845-1918), Ukrainian physicist, inventor and patriot who was an early developer of the use of X-rays for medical imaging.[4]
- Jakob Altenberg (1875–1944), who moved to Vienna as a young man and eventually became a seller of Hitler's paintings (1909–13).
References
- ↑ "Hrymailiv (Ternopil Oblast, Husiatyn Raion)". weather.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ↑ "Hrymailiv, Ternopil Oblast, Husiatyn Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ↑ "Yahad-In Unum Interactive Map". Execution Sites of Jewish Victims Investigated by Yahad-In Unum. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ↑ "Ivan Pul'uj". Ternopil Ivan Pul'uj National Technical University. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
External links
- "Hrymayliv, Ukraine". JewishGen. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
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