Burkut () is a village in the Zelene rural hromada of the Verkhovyna Raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the river Chornyi Cheremosh in the Hutsul Beskyds, not far from Verkhovyna.
History The village has been known from the 17th century. Starting from the 18th century it became a popular mineral spa. During the First World War the resort was destroyed and hasn't been restored since then.
Since 2008, no regular inhabitants have been registered in Burkut. In modern times, several houses in the village are being leased for visitors.
On 19 July 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Verkhovyna Raion, the village became part of the Verkhovyna Raion.Постанова Верховної Ради України від 17 липня 2020 року No. 807-IX "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів"
Notable residents The family of Ivan Franko, Lesya Ukrainka, and Klyment Kvitka were vacationing in Burkut. Also, Mariyka Pidhiryanka, Olha Kobylianska, Mykola Mikhnovskyi, and Oleksandr Kulchytskyi visited the village.
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