Tag: cossack
Pryluky
Even though the city of Pryluky was only mentioned the first time by Prince Vladimir Monomakh in the year 1085, archaeologists believe that their excavations prove that the city is much older. They estimate that the first settlers in this part of the Chernihiv Oblast of Ukraine lived here in the second millennium BC. This indicates that Pryluky is one of the oldest cities in the ...
Nemyriv
The small city of Nemyriv was built over Myriv, a settlement from the ancient Scythian times. It is located in the Vinnytsya Oblast, which lies in the western region of Ukraine. It also serves as an administrative center for the district of Nemyrivsky and has a mere population of approximately 10 000 residents. The city as it is known today, was only mentioned in the year 1506, for ...
Zaporizhia Oblast
The Zaporizhia Oblast (Zaporizhzhya) is one of the oblasts in Ukraine that shows a lot of potential for economic growth. Many port cities are located in the Zaporizhia oblast, with Zaporizhia being the capital of the region. The city of Zaporizhia was constructed on an old Cossack campsite and has been in existence since 1770. Industrialization in the city, and throughout the region, ...
Lysychansk
If you travel to the eastern side of Ukraine you will find a truly beautiful region along the Donets River known as the Luhansk Oblast. It is here, amidst breathtaking panoramas that the landscape slowly changes to include a pretty little city known as Lysychansk. The city’s name can also be spelled ‘Lisicansk’ and it dates back to the 18th century when coal was first discovered in the ...
