placed in the middle of the square. During Christmas, the Maidan gets filled with people participating in a vertep parade. The name of the square derives from the Old-Slavic word viche, meaning a public gathering. It was given after the fall of the Soviet regime. Statues and fountains References Bibliography Protsak, R. "By streets and squares of the city". "SIMYK". Ivano-Frankivsk, 2008. (page 13) External links Virtual Ivano-Frankivsk "Stanislav", travel the city while surfing the internet List of streets and squares of Ivano-Frankivsk Ivano-Frankivsk Squares in Ukraine Buildings and structures in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Tourist attractions in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast