Kolomyya
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine
- KolomeaGerman
- KolomyjaPolish
- КоломияUkrainian
- קאלאמייYiddish
- KolomeiRomanian
Archival Record
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History
Sourced from English Wikipedia and public archives.
Kolomyia, formerly known as Kolomea, is a city located on the Prut River in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in the west of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative centre of Kolomyia Raion, hosting the administration of Kolomyia urban hromada. The population is 60,821.
- [1]Wikipedia — KolomyiaEncyclopediaVerbatim lead extract from English Wikipedia (CC-BY-SA). Cite as: Wikipedia contributors, "Kolomyia", Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
The Holocaust
Sourced from Yad Vashem and witness testimony. We do not publish inferred chronology.
No archival information is available yet
No Holocaust chronology specific to this community is available from our public sources. We do not publish inferred or region-level chronology: every statement about what happened to a specific community during the Shoah must be sourced to a primary witness, archive, or scholarship. Search the Yad Vashem Central Database of Shoah Victims' History (linked below) for individual victims and Pages of Testimony from this community. See Archives & Databases below for the full research link list.
Relevant archives for this section:
- [1]Yad Vashem — Shoah Victims' Database: KolomyyaTestimonySearch Pages of Testimony and victim records submitted by family members.
Communal Institutions
Snippets located by full-text search of digitised memorial books.
No archival information is available yet
No information about synagogues, schools, cemetery, or communal institutions is currently available from the public archives we searched. Yizkor books often devote chapters to communal institutions in the local language. See Archives & Databases below for the full research link list.
Testimonies & Memoirs
Memorial (yizkor) books documented for this community.
No archival information is available yet
No digitised yizkor (memorial) book has been linked to this village yet. Yizkor books were published after the Shoah by survivors' associations and typically include narratives of pre-war life, the destruction of the community, and survivor testimonies. See Archives & Databases below for the full research link list.
Archives & Databases
Live searches at public archives and databases, scoped to this village.
Public archives and databases where records for Kolomyya can be researched directly. These links perform live searches at each archive scoped to this village's name:
- [1] **Wikipedia: Kolomyya** — Open encyclopaedia entry. May or may not exist for this village. - [2] **Yad Vashem — Shoah Victims' Database: Kolomyya** — Pages of Testimony and victim records. Opens the victims database scoped to this town's name. - [3] **Internet Archive yizkor search: Kolomyya** — Digitised memorial books and historical texts on the Internet Archive. - [4] **JewishGen Yizkor Book: Kolomyya** — English translation landing page for this town's memorial (yizkor) book, hosted by JewishGen.
- [1]Wikipedia: KolomyyaEncyclopediaOpen encyclopaedia entry. May or may not exist for this village.
- [2]Yad Vashem — Shoah Victims' Database: KolomyyaTestimonyPages of Testimony and victim records. Opens the victims database scoped to this town's name.
- [3]Internet Archive yizkor search: KolomyyaArchiveDigitised memorial books and historical texts on the Internet Archive.
- [4]JewishGen Yizkor Book: KolomyyaLibraryEnglish translation landing page for this town's memorial (yizkor) book, hosted by JewishGen.
Location
Historical Facts
Administrative Units
| Unit | State | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanisławów Voivodeship | Second Polish Republic | 1921 – 1939 | Wikipedia |
| Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria | Austrian Empire | 1772 – 1918 | Wikipedia |