Vytvytsia (; ) is a village in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine, in Kalush Raion. It is the administrative centre of Vytvytsia rural hromada. Its population is 1,255 ().

History

Vytvytsia was first mentioned in 1397, in a document by Władysław II Jagiełło. In 1939 the village had 1,690 residents (1,640 Ukrainians, 20 Polish people, 20 Jews, and 10 Latynnyky), according to Volodymyr Kubijovyč.

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There are two churches in the town; the wooden Church of Saint Ivan the Theologian (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church) and the brick Church of Apostle Andrew the First-Called (Orthodox Church of Ukraine).

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Notable residents

, Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest and Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists politician , Ukrainian diplomat and politician, People's Deputy of Ukraine , Ukrainian poet and Soviet dissident, co-founder of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group , Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists politician , Ukrainian Insurgent Army soldier and Soviet dissident, member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group , Ukrainian Insurgent Army commander

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References

Villages in Kalush Raion