Vasylkiv

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Vasylkiv
Василькiв
Собор Антонія і Феодосія (Васильків).jpg
Flag of Vasylkiv
Flag
Coat of arms of Vasylkiv
Coat of arms
Vasylkiv is located in Kyiv Oblast
Vasylkiv
Vasylkiv
Location of Vasylkiv
Coordinates: 50°10′42″N 30°18′57″E / 50.17833°N 30.31583°E / 50.17833; 30.31583Coordinates: 50°10′42″N 30°18′57″E / 50.17833°N 30.31583°E / 50.17833; 30.31583
Country
Oblast
Raion		 Ukraine
 Kyiv Oblast
Vasylkivskyi Raion
First mentioned988
Magdeburg law1586
Area
 • Total29.6 km2 (11.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total37,310
Postal code
8600 — 8612
Area code(s)+380 4571

Vasylkiv (Ukrainian: Васильків, translit. Vasyl’kiv) is a city located on the Stuhna River in Kyiv Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance. It also serves as the administrative center of Vasylkivskyi Raion (district) though it does not belong to the raion. A settlement with an over 1000 years history, it was incorporated as a city in 1796. The city hosts the Vasylkiv air base since the Cold War. Population: 37,310 (2021 est.)[1]

History[]

The exact date of the settlement's foundation is unknown but, according to the Primary Chronicle, it was the place where Vladimir the Great's numerous wives were living. After the Christianization of Kyiv, Vladimir built there a fortress and named it Vasilev, after his patron saint - Saint Basil (Vasily). It was a birthplace of Saint Theodosius, and there is a Ukrainian baroque church (1756–58) commemorating this saint.

In 1658, the Russian military commander Yuri Baryatinsky defeated the army of hetman Ivan Vyhovsky's brother Konstantin near Vasylkiv, after the Ukrainian hetman switched the sides in favour of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Throughout the times, an obscure place, almost forgotten in spite of the glorious history and connection to many earlier historic events, it was put back on the map by an anecdotal story related to Catherine II of Russia. As per legend, while passing through it during the night, the carriage lost one wheel. Catherine II woke up from the sudden jerk, and asked the name of the town. When she fell asleep again, her servants repaired the wheel and the carriage moved again. She woke up again and upon learning that it is still Vasilkov, she remarked : "A large town, indeed".

Gallery[]

  • A street in downtown Vasylkiv.

  • City panorama.

  • Remnants of the medieval defensive walls in the city.

  • Sts. Anthony and Theodosius Cathedral in Vasylkiv (18th-century architecture).

  • St. Nicholas church in Vasylkiv (18th-century architecture).

  • Former synagogue, later "Vasylkiv-2" rail station terminal (19th-century architecture).

  • Stugna River in Vasylkiv.

  • Vasylkiv Air Force College building.

  • One of Vasylkiv's schools.

  • Children dance studio lesson in Vasylkiv's Culture House.

People from Vasylkiv[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

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