Moryntsi

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Moryntsi
Моринці
Village
Flag of Moryntsi
Flag
Coat of arms of Moryntsi
Coat of arms
Moryntsi is located in Cherkasy Oblast
Moryntsi
Moryntsi
Moryntsi in Cherkasy Oblast
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 , one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

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

  • 's hut, grandfather of Taras Shevchenko

  • Birthplace of Shevchenko

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "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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Coordinates: 49°15′7″N 31°0′4″E / 49.25194°N 31.00111°E / 49.25194; 31.00111

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