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Village in central Ukraine

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Village in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine
Moryntsi Моринці
Village
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Coordinates: 49°15′N 31°0′E / 49.250°N 31.000°E / 49.250; 31.000
Country Ukraine
Oblast Cherkasy Oblast
RaionZvenyhorodka
Population
 • Total2,103
WebsiteUkrainian Parliament website

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 hromadas of Ukraine.

The 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.

Population

Language

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:

Language Number Percentage
Ukrainian 2 077 98.76%
Russian 26 1.24%
Total 2 103 100.00%

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 Monument to mother of Taras Shevchenko
  • Welcome sign at the village's entrance Welcome sign at the village's entrance
  • Another welcome sign at the village's entrance Another welcome sign at the village's entrance
  • Yakym Boiko's hut, grandfather of Taras Shevchenko Yakym Boiko's hut, grandfather of Taras Shevchenko
  • Birthplace of Shevchenko Birthplace of Shevchenko

References

  1. "Звенигородська територіальна громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
  2. "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України" (in Ukrainian).

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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Administrative divisions of Cherkasy Oblast
Administrative center: Cherkasy
Raions Coat of arms of Cherkasy Oblast
Hromadas
Cities

49°15′7″N 31°0′4″E / 49.25194°N 31.00111°E / 49.25194; 31.00111

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