Moryntsi Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Moryntsi
Native Name:Ukrainian: Моринці
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Zvenyhorodka
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Cherkasy Oblast#Ukraine
Population Total:2103
Coordinates:49.25°N 31°W
Website:Ukrainian 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.[1]

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:[2]

LanguageNumberPercentage
Ukrainian2 077 98.76%
Russian26 1.24%
Total2 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Звенигородська територіальна громада . decentralization.gov.ua . uk.
  2. Web site: uk . Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України.