Rozhniv

Rozhniv (Рожнів; Rożnów) is a village in Ukraine's western Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in Kosiv Raion. It is the administrative centre of the Rozhniv rural hromada.

History
The village of Rozhniv was founded in 1452. From 1867 to 2 July 1924, it was part of Śniatyn County, and from 1924 until 1940, it was part of Kosów County.

On 6 January 1949, two Soviet soldiers (major Sybirtsev and sergeant Bormotov) were captured and executed by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army.

Notable residents

 * Herman Bidolakh, Ukrainian Basilian monk and writer
 * Mariia Stefiuk, Ukrainian opera singer