Velyki Sorochyntsi

Velyki Sorochyntsi (Ukrainian Великі Сорочинці; Russian Большие Сорочинцы / Bolschije Sorochyntsi, 1620: Krasnopil / Краснопіль ) is a rural municipality in the central Ukrainian Rajon Myrhorod ( Poltava oblast ) on the right bank of the river Psel.

History

During the Polish time the place had the status of a city. At that time owned the land to the lands of the Polish Prince Jeremi Wiśniowiecki. In the wake of the Cossack uprising Velyki Sorochyntsi 1648 received its own Cossack unit, which belonged to throng the city Myrhorod.

Beginning of the 17th century was built on the initiative of the hetman Danilo Apostol the transformation of the church, which was built in the style of Ukrainian Baroque. In this church is the grave of the hetman. 1809 the writer Nikolai Gogol was baptized in this church. This described in one of his short stories in the fair Sorochyntsi. At that time, this year the market but did not differ from others in the region.

1900 lived in the town of 8,882 inhabitants in 1514 worldwide. Overall, there were seven schools and five years markets. After the Soviet period the year markets came to a halt in 1966 revived the carnival culture in Velyki Sorochyntsi. This tradition also continues today, with the market has gained over regional celebrity.

Personalities

  • Tomb of the Ukrainian Hetman Danilo Apostol Pavlovich (1654-1734)
  • Birth and place of baptism of the writer Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852)
  • Birth and place of baptism of the playwright Vladimir Ivanovich Samilenko (1864-1925)
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