Bolekhiv

Bolekhiv Болехів Bolechów
City of regional significance
Church of the Assumption
Coat of arms
Bolekhiv Location of Bolekhiv in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Coordinates: 49°04′01″N 23°51′05″E / 49.06694°N 23.85139°E / 49.06694; 23.85139Coordinates: 49°04′01″N 23°51′05″E / 49.06694°N 23.85139°E / 49.06694; 23.85139
Country	Ukraine
Region	Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Subdivisions	List 1 city municipalities 0 town municipalities 6 rural municipalities ----- Total settlements: 1 cities 0 urban-type settlements 11 villages 0 settlements
Government
• Mayor	Bohdan Melnyk
Population (2016)
• Total	21,610
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Area code	380-
Website	City website

Bolekhiv (Ukrainian: Болехів; Polish: Bolechów; Yiddish: באָלעכאָוו‎) is a regional city in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It was once home to a large Jewish community, very few of whom survived World War II. Administratively, Bolekhiv is incorporated as a city of regional significance. Population: 21,610 (2016 est.).

Bolekhiv, is first mentioned in historical records in 1371 after the defeat of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia to Poland. During the Galicia–Volhynia Wars in the 14th century, Bolekhiv was variously held by Poland, Hungary (Danylo Dazhbohovych), and Lithuania. Subsequently, King Jogaila of Poland succeeded and Bolekhiv became part of the Kingdom of Poland.

In 1546, Emilia Hrosovska established a salt refinery in the town. In 1603, Sigismund III Vasa gave the town the Magdeburg rights. At that time, the Bolekhiv region was involved with the Opryshky movement led by Oleksa Dovbush and German colonists arrived.