Zelene, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
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Zelene
Зелене | |
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 Interactive map of Zelene | |
  Zelene  Zelene | |
| Coordinates: 48°03′03″N 24°45′22″E / 48.05083°N 24.75611°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
| Raion | Verkhovyna Raion |
| Hromada | Zelene rural hromada |
| Elevation | 797 m (2,615 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 814 |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 78730 |
| Area code | +380 3432 |
Zelene (Ukrainian: Зелене) is a village in the Verkhovyna Raion of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast of Ukraine. The village is located 22 km (14 mi) from Verkhovyna and 43 km (27 mi) from Vorokhta railway station. Zelene lies within the boundaries of the Carpathian National Nature Park. It hosts the administration of Zelene rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2]
Zelene was founded in the 15th century and was initially in the Ruthenian Voivodeship as part of the Polish crown[3] and from 1772 to 1918, under its Polish name Zełene, it was part of Galicia and Lodmeria.
After the end of World War I, Zelene became part of the Second Polish Republic and was here in 1921, it was assigned to Stanisławów Voivodeship. With the beginning of World War II, the village was first occupied by the Soviet Union and from 1941 to 1944 by Germany, which incorporated the place into the district of Galicia. In 1945, Zelene was recaptured by the Soviet Union, where it became part of the Ukrainian SSR and since 1991 it has been part of today's Ukraine. Until 15 July 1993, the village was called Zelena (Зелена) and was then renamed back to its current name.[4]