Kiselitsy

Kyselytsi is a village in Ukraine, in the Chernivtsi region, Putyla district. The population is 948 people, 260 yards. The village is located along the Putylka river, 8 km from the district center and 113 km from the regional center. The Chernivtsi - Putyla highway passes through the village. The nearest railway station is Vyzhnytsia. The village has 260 yards, the population is 2115 people, ethnically Ukrainians (Hutsuls).

There are several versions of the origin of the village name Kyselytsi. According to one of them, the name comes from the phrase "sour apples", in memory of the large orchards of winter apple varieties that allegedly grew in this area in ancient times. According to another version, the name comes from the name of Mr. Kysel, who owned fields and forests in the area.

The first mention of the village of Kyselytsi dates back to the 18th century. In 1869, Kyselytsi was mentioned as a suburb of the town of Putyla, and in 1890 it became a separate village. In 1869 the village had 179 houses with a population of 628 people. In 1843-1848, the village was the center of the Lukian Kobylitsa uprising against the Austrian authorities. The poet Yurii Fedkovych also lived in the village for some time.

After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the village, like the rest of Northern Bukovyna, came under Romanian occupation, and in 1940 it was incorporated into the Ukrainian SSR. During World War II, the village was again occupied by Romania, which was an ally of Nazi Germany. After the liberation in 1944, the village of Kyselytsi became part of the Putyla district of the Chernivtsi region.

As many as 18 violinists livein Kyselytsi, many of them make their own violins. Among them are Mykola Severin and Minu Tanassa. Violins made in Kyselytsi are exhibited at Hutsul festivals and in the local library. The village is also proud of its icon painter Dmytro Krychun. The banners painted by Krychun are in the local Holy Trinity Church. In the village of Kyselytsi, 90 women have been awarded the title of mother-heroine for having given birth to and raised 5 or more children.

It is worth visiting the Holy Trinity Church (1820-1837, 1861-1877).