The city Tysmenytsya is located above the river. Raven 15 km east of Ivano-Frankivsk. Known since the XII century, in 1449 received the Magdeburg Law. In 1677, in order to revive the city, weakened by frequent Tatar raids, its owner D. Potocki invited the Armenians expelled by the Turks from Kamenets-Podolsk. The Armenians brought with them the secrets of furrier production, and soon Tysmenytsya became a significant handicraft center of the Carpathian region. By the XIX century. Thousands of leather and fur products became famous throughout Europe. They were exported en masse abroad and decorated industrial exhibitions in London, Dresden, Berlin, Budapest and other major cities in Europe. The city also gained wide popularity in the USSR thanks to the products of the ="">...
Administrative status | city |
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Founded / first mentioned | 1143 |
Region | Ivano-Frankivsk |