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Chigirinsky Reservoir
Chigirinsky is an English form or two Russian surnames (russian: Чигиринских or russian: Чигиринский). The surnames are related to Ukrainian city Chyhyryn, in Russian ''Chigirin''. Notable people with the surname include: *Nikolai Chigirinsky (born 1983), Russian serial killer *Shalva Chigirinsky (born 1949), Israeli-Russian businessman {{surname Russian-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chyhyryn
Chyhyryn ( uk, Чигирин, ) is a city and historic site located in Cherkasy Raion of Cherkasy Oblast of central Ukraine. From 1648 to 1669 the city was a Hetman residence. After a forced relocation of the Ruthenian Orthodox metropolitan see from Kyiv in 1658, it became a full-fledged capital of the Cossack Hetmanate. Chyhyryn also became a traditional place for the appointment to the office of Hetman of Zaporizhian Host. It hosts the administration of Chyhyryn urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: Names Chyhyryn ( uk, Чигирин; Turkish: ''Çigirin'' or ''Çehrin''; russian: Чигирин) pl, Czehryń). Location The city is on the banks of Tiasmyn River and lies at an altitude of 124 metres above mean sea level. Minor industries, such as food and furniture factories, are the basis of the town economy in the 21st century. History The area (1320–1569) had been part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It was ceded to the Polish–Lithuanian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
