Vikno

Vikno
Village
Ukrainian: Вікно
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Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Raion	Horodenka
Population	1,339

Vikno (Ukrainian: Вікно, translated from Ukrainian as Window) is a Ukrainian village (from the 16th century to 17th century — market town) located in the Horodenka Raion (district) of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province).

History

Founded in times of Galicia-Volhynia Kingdom. Strange name comes from a spring, which does not freeze even in winter. The first saved mention of Vikno in the historical sources — under 1453 year.

Populated places of Horodenka Raion
Administrative center: Horodenka
Cities	Horodenka
Urban-type settlements	Chernelytsia
Villages	Bilka Chortovets Verbivtsi Vikno Vynohrad

Administrative divisions of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Administrative center: Ivano-Frankivsk
Raions	Bohorodchany Dolyna Halych Horodenka Kalush Kolomyia Kosiv Nadvirna Rohatyn Rozhniativ Sniatyn Tlumach Tysmenytsia Verkhovyna
Cities	Regional Bolekhiv Burshtyn Ivano-Frankivsk Kalush Kolomyia Yaremche District Dolyna Halych Horodenka Kosiv Nadvirna Rohatyn Sniatyn Tlumach Tysmenytsia
Urban-type settlements Category:Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

Coordinates: 48°34′N 25°58′E / 48.567°N 25.967°E / 48.567; 25.967