Ivano-Frankove
Rural locality in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
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Ivano-Frankove (Ukrainian: Івано-Франкове, Polish: Janów), formerly Yaniv (Janów),[1] is a rural settlement in Yavoriv Raion of Lviv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the right bank of the Vereshchytsia, a left tributary of the Dniester. The Vereshchytsia is dammed in the settlement, forming Yaniv Reservoir. Ivano-Frankove hosts the administration of Ivano-Frankove settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Population: 6,346 (2022 estimate).[3]
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Ivano-Frankove
Івано-Франкове | |
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Ivano-Frankove skyline | |
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  Ivano-Frankove Location in Lviv Oblast  Ivano-Frankove Location in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 49°55′11″N 23°43′37″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Lviv Oblast |
| Raion | Yavoriv Raion |
| Hromada | Ivano-Frankove settlement hromada |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 6,346 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Until 26 January 2024, Ivano-Frankove was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Ivano-Frankove became a rural settlement.[4]
Rose Girone, the oldest Holocaust survivor at the time of her death on February 25, 2025, was born in Janów.[5]
Economy
Transportation
The settlement is on Highway M10, which connects Lviv with the Polish border. Across the border, it continues as the A4 highway to Rzeszów and Kraków.
The closest railway stations are Zatoka and Mshana, both on the railway connecting Lviv with Mostyska and crossing to Poland.