Between 1772 and 1918 it was part of Austrian Galicia. After the end of World War I Bytkiv became part of Nadvirna Powiat in Stanisławów Voivodeship, part of Poland. In 1939 it was annexed by the Soviet Union. In 1940 it became an urban-type settlement.
Since 2015, the head of the village council has been Vasyl Yosypovych Vintonyak.[4]
Until 26 January 2024, Bytkiv was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Bytkiv became a rural settlement.[5]
Economy
Oil and gas deposits are located in the area of Bytkiv. Since the end of the 19th century, oil has been produced in the settlement, with production peaking in 1925. During the 1920s and the 1930s, Bytkiv was the largest Galician oil producer after Boryslav.[3]
Education
Bytkiv has one school serving all education levels and two 1st level schools.[4]
^ ab"Bytkiv". Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
^ ab"смт. Битків" [Urban-type settlement Bytkiv] (in Ukrainian). Nadvirna Raion Administration. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.