It is named after the theater that was opened on July 7th ,1921. The official opening took place on January 3, 1921. In July, 1921 famous Ukrainian director Mykola Sadovskiy headed the theater. Since 2005 puppet theater has called “Bavka”. In the past all theatrical spectacles were called so in Verkhovyna villages. In addition, the traditional puppet “vertep”, includes “bavilya”, besides musicians and singers, who work with bavky dolls. Today, theater performances are appreciated at the prestigious international festivals. In 1908 a hotel “Crown”was built on the right side of the square where in 1911 the first film shows were occurred.
