Iltsi
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Iltsi
Ільці | |
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  Iltsi Location in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast  Iltsi Location in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 48°09′11″N 24°45′36″E / 48.15306°N 24.76000°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
| Raion | Verkhovyna Raion |
| Elevation | 2,106 ft (642 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,649 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 78704 |
| Area code | +380 03432 |
Iltsi (Ukrainian: Ільці) is a village in Verkhovyna Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine. It forms part of Verkhovyna settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2]
The Zhabivska and Iltsia rivers flow through the village – the right and left tributaries of the Chornyi Cheremosh.
The village consists of hamlets:[3] Flesivka, Holytsi, Tsentr, Firas, Pidpohar, Velykyi Zatinok and Malyi Zatinok. The small village of Khodak also belongs to the Iltsi Starostyn district.
From the village, you can climb Mount Pohar (1,320 m), which offers a picturesque view of the area and the Chornohora Range.
History
The first mention of the village of Iltsi dates back to 1745. Researchers of the name of the village believe that the name comes from the river Iltsia (or Iltsivka), which originates in Volova. It was here that, according to folk tales, the leader of the opryshks, Iliuk, lived. Information about the history of the village is scarce, it is known that until 1962 Iltsi was part of Zhabie, and since 1993 it was separated into a separate administrative unit.[4]
On 12 June 2020, Iltsi formed the Verkhovyna settlement hromada together with other settlements.[5]
Demographics
According to eyewitnesses, at the beginning of the 19th century, approximately 10 Jewish families lived in Iltsi.[4]
According to the 1989 census, the population of Iltsi was 1,484 people, of whom 685 were men and 799 were women.[6] According to the 2001 census, 1,649 people lived in the village.[7]
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[8]
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 99.58% |
| Russian | 0.42% |