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Moryntsi

Coordinates: 49°15′7″N 31°0′4″E / 49.25194°N 31.00111°E / 49.25194; 31.00111
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Moryntsi
Моринці
Village
Flag of Moryntsi
Coat of arms of Moryntsi
Moryntsi is located in Cherkasy Oblast
Moryntsi
Moryntsi
Moryntsi in Cherkasy Oblast
Moryntsi is located in Ukraine
Moryntsi
Moryntsi
Moryntsi (Ukraine)
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 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

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Language

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Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[2]

Language Number Percentage
Ukrainian 2 077 98.76%
Russian 26 1.24%
Total 2 103 100.00%

History

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Remains of the Chernyakhov culture have been found in the area of Moryntsi. The first recorded mention of the settlement was in 1648.

References

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  1. ^ "Звенигородська територіальна громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
  2. ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України" (in Ukrainian).

Sources

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  • (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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49°15′7″N 31°0′4″E / 49.25194°N 31.00111°E / 49.25194; 31.00111