Vyzhnytsia
Vyzhnytsia
Vyzhnytsia (Ukrainian: Вижниця, German: Wischnitza or Wiznitz, Romanian: Vijniţa, Russian: Вижница, translit. Vizhnitsia, Yiddish: וויזשניץ Vizhnitz) is a town located on the Cheremosh River in the Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Vyzhnytsia Raion.
Notable People from Vyzhnytsia
- Gerard Ciołek, architect
- Menachem Mendel Hager, first Vizhnitser Rebbe
- Nazariy Yaremchuk, singer
- Otto Preminger, director
- Nick Falafivka, artist
Nearby towns
- Kuty
- Kosiv
Coordinates: 48°15′N 25°11.5′E / 48.25°N 25.1917°E
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Categories: Bukovina | Cities in Ukraine | Shtetls | Vizhnitz Hasidism | Chernivtsi Oblast geography stubs
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