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Kapulivka
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. The population is 2,053. 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. A legendary kish otaman of the Zaporozhian Host Ivan Sirko was buried in Kapulivka in 1680. References {{coord, 47, 33, 05, N, 34, 13, 45, E, display=title, region:UA_type:city Villages in Nikopol Raion Populated places on the Dnieper in Ukraine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chortomlyk Sich
The Chortomlyk Sich (also Old Sich) is a Zaporozhian Sich state founded by the Cossacks led by kish otaman Fedir Lutay in the summer of 1652 on the right bank of the Chortomlyk distributary of the Dnieper near modern village of Kapulivka. The Sich lasted until May 25, 1709, when it was destroyed by the Moscow punitive expedition undertaken in response to a support of Hetman Ivan Mazepa by the Zaporozhian Cossacks. History During the Khmelnytsky Uprising, Chortomlyk Sich guarded the then southern borders of Ukraine. Cossacks of the Sich took part in the Bohdan Khmelnytskyi's campaigns, excelling in the battles of Zhvanets (1653), Horodok (1655), during the second siege of Lviv (1655), etc. The national recognition of the Chortomlyk Sich spread during the time of kish otaman Ivan Sirko (1659—1680), who lived exclusively in the Chortomlyk Sich for 17 years and was elected a kish otaman more than 15 times, favoring his military merits. In particular, he became famous for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |