Kapulivka Explained

Kapulivka is a village of historical significance in Nikopol Raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in Ukraine. It belongs to Pokrovske rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] The population is 2,053.^[2]

Geography

Kapulivka is situated on the right bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir. The distance to the raion center is about 20 km and passes by the N23 highway.

History

Kapulivka is a place where the Chortomlyk Sich was established in 1652 by kish otaman Fedir Lutay.^{[3] [4]}

A legendary kish otaman of the Zaporozhian Host Ivan Sirko was buried in Kapulivka in 1680.^{[5] [6]}

References

47.5514°N 34.2292°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Покровская сельская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
2. Web site: Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України. 2020-06-11. w1.c1.rada.gov.ua.
3. Web site: Gazeta.ua. 2020-05-23. Як знищили Чортомлицьку Січ. 2020-06-11. Gazeta.ua. uk.
4. Web site: Де козаки – там і сила. 2020-06-11. www.ukrinform.ua. uk.
5. Book: Ivan Katchanovski. Katchanovski. Ivan. Historical Dictionary of Ukraine. Kohut. Zenon E.. Nebesio. Bohdan Y.. Yurkevich. Myroslav. 2013-07-11. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-7847-1. en.
6. Web site: Конфлікт навколо могили Івана Сірка на Нікопольщині. 2020-06-11. Радіо Свобода. uk.