Moryntsi
Moryntsi (Ukrainian: Моринці) is a village (selo) in central Ukraine. It is located in the Zvenyhorodka Raion (district) of the Cherkasy Oblast (province), approximately 35 km from the raion's administrative center, Zvenyhorodka. Moryntsi belongs to Zvenyhorodka urban hromada, one of the amalgamated hromadas of Ukraine.[1]
Moryntsi
Моринці | |
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Village | |
Flag Coat of arms | |
Moryntsi Moryntsi in Cherkasy Oblast Moryntsi Moryntsi (Ukraine) | |
Coordinates: 49°15′N 31°0′E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Cherkasy Oblast |
Raion | Zvenyhorodka |
Population | |
• Total | 2,103 |
Website | Ukrainian Parliament website |
The great Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko was born in Moryntsi in 1814. The peasant house in which he was born has been restored and functions as a museum of his life.
History
Remains of the Chernyakhov culture have been found in the area of Moryntsi. The first recorded mention of the settlement was in 1648.
- Monument to mother of Taras Shevchenko
- Welcome sign at the village's entrance
- Another welcome sign at the village's entrance
- Yakym Boiko's hut, grandfather of Taras Shevchenko
- Birthplace of Shevchenko
References
Notes
- "Звенигородская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
Sources
- (in Ukrainian) (1972). Історіа міст і сіл Української CCP – Черкаська область (History of Towns and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR – Cherkasy Oblast), Kiev.
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