Name Stanisławów Ivano-Frankivsk

stanisław rewera potocki after whom city named firstly.



ivan franko

stanisławów founded fortress in 1663 , named after polish hetman stanisław rewera potocki, although other sources claim named after grandson. in 1772, name transliterated german stanislau when became part of austrian empire , later austria-hungary; however, after revolution of 1848, city carried 3 different linguistic renderings of name: german, polish, , ruthenian (german: stanislau, pronounced [ˈʃtaːnɪslaʊ̯]; polish: stanisławów, pronounced [staɲiˈswavuf]); ukrainian: Станісла́вів, stanyslaviv, pronounced [stɐnʲiˈslɑβiu̯]. other spellings used in local press-media included: russian: Станиславов , yiddish: סטאַניסלאוו‎. after world war ii changed soviet authorities simplified version stanislav (ukrainian: Станісла́в, pronounced [stɐnʲiˈslɑu̯]; russian: Станисла́в, pronounced [stənʲɪˈsɫaf]). in 1962, on city s 300th anniversary, renamed honor ukrainian writer ivan franko. due city s oversized name, unofficially called franyk (Франик) residents. though ivano-frankivsk officially accepted name, city s original name never abandoned and/or forgotten , can found throughout city in kinds of variations.

memorial plaque on walls of regional art museum tells death of stanislaw potocki, son of andrzej



name change


1662 founded stanisławów
1772 transliteration change stanislau
1919 transliteration change stanislaviv
1919 transliteration change stanisławów
1939 transliteration change stanislav
1941 transliteration change stanislau
1944 transliteration change stanislav
november 9, 1962 name change ivano-frankivsk (as honour ivan franko)




^ city of ivano-frankivsk . sbedif.if.ua. archived original on april 16, 2000. retrieved march 7, 2010. 
^ sadok barącz pamiątki miasta stanisławowa , lwów 1858, s. 11
^ Історія Станіславова . 12 august 2009. archived original on 3 august 2016. 
^ informational portal of region archived 2010-12-19 @ wayback machine. (in ukrainian)