The size of the city only adds to its charm. Ivano-Frankivsk started life as a fortress which was built to protect the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth from repeated Tatar invasions.
Ivano-Frankivsk kuanza maisha kama ngome iliyojengwa kulinda Kipolishi-Kilithuania Jumuiya ya Madola kutoka mara kwa mara Tatar uvamizi. ngome ilikuwa na mafanikio makubwa na ilikuwa si muda mrefu kabla ya mji-ngome ilianza kukua chini ya usalama zinazotolewa na urutubishaji hii.