Shabo ( uk, Шабо, ro, Şaba, population 7,100) is a
selo of the
Odesa Oblast
Odesa Oblast ( uk, Оде́ська о́бласть, translit=Odeska oblast), also referred to as Odeshchyna ( uk, Оде́щина) is an oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, located along the northern coast of the Black Sea. Its administ ...
,
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
, situated at the
Dniester Liman
Dniester Estuary, or Dniester Liman ( uk, Дністровський лиман; ro, Limanul Nistrului) is a liman, formed at the point where the river Dniester flows into the Black Sea. It is located in Ukraine, in Odessa Oblast, and connects B ...
, some 7 km downstream of
Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi. It hosts the administration of
Shabo rural hromada, one of the
hromadas of Ukraine.
The
Tatar
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different village was established ca. 1500, called ' "the lower vineyards" (attested 1788). The name was subsequently simplified to ''Shabag'' and finally to ''Shaba / Shabo''. After the conquest of
Bessarabia by the
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...
, the region suffered a population drain to the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
. Shabo in 1812 had been deserted by all but three or four families.
Alexander I Alexander I may refer to:
* Alexander I of Macedon, king of Macedon 495–454 BC
* Alexander I of Epirus (370–331 BC), king of Epirus
* Pope Alexander I (died 115), early bishop of Rome
* Pope Alexander I of Alexandria (died 320s), patriarch of ...
decided to re-populate the region, in 1822 inviting
Swiss settlers of
Vaud
Vaud ( ; french: (Canton de) Vaud, ; german: (Kanton) Waadt, or ), more formally the canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts and its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms b ...
to cultivate the vineyards of Shabo. The descendants of these settlers inhabit Shabo to the present day, and Shabo wine remains famous for its quality.
Gallery
file:Shabo_Swiss_Graveyard.jpg, Swiss Graveyard in Shabo.
file: FC_Laharpe.jpg, Frédéric-César de la Harpe, Swiss teacher of Alexander I.
See also
*
Ukrainian wine
The wine industry of Ukraine is well-established with long traditions. Several brands of wine from Ukraine are exported to bordering countries, the European Union, and North America.
The regions of wine industry in Ukraine corresponds to its vitic ...
References
Notes
Sources
*Charles Upson Clark, ''Bessarabia: Russia and Roumania on the Black Sea'' (1927)
chapter 8
External links
by Ioan Papa
ШабоТорговая марка «Шабо»("Shabo" wine)
Villages in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Raion
Wine regions of Ukraine
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