Dykanka ( uk, Диканька) is a

rural settlement The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. ...

Poltava Raion Poltava Raion ( uk, Полтавський район) is a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center is the city of Poltava. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Uk ...

Poltava Oblast Poltava Oblast ( uk, Полта́вська о́бласть, translit=Poltavska oblast; also referred to as Poltavshchyna – uk, Полта́вщина, literally 'Poltava Country') is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The administrative ...

in central

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 ...

. It hosts the administration of Dykanka settlement hromada, one of the

hromada A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...

s of Ukraine. Population: The settlement is located away from Poltava Kyivska railway station.

History

Ancient history

Dykanka was first mentioned in 1658 as a small village, though the area was populated for centuries before. Within the area of modern Dykanka, traces exist of Scythian settlement at various times. Also found were the remains of a settlement that had at one point been razed and the remains of two settlements from the 7th-6th centuries BC.

Medieval history

In 1430, the Dykanka area came under the ownership of Tatar Murza Leksada Mansurksanovych, the future Prince Alexander

Glinski Glinski, Glinskii, Glinsky, or Glinskiy ( pl, Gliński, Hliński, lt, Glinskis, russian: Глинский), is a family name. Feminine form: Russian: Glinskaya (Глинская), Polish: Glińska. It is shared by the following people: * Anna Glin ...

, and, according to Leo Padalka and other pre-revolutionary (before 1917) historians, Dykanka was among his ″settlements″.

Modern history

Dykanka has held the status of

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

since 1957. Until 18 July 2020, Dykanka was the administrative center of

Dykanka Raion Dykanka Raion ( uk, Диканський район; translit.: ''Dykans'kyi Raion'') was a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center was the urban-type settlement of Dykanka. The raion was abolished ...

. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of

raion A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...

s of Poltava Oblast to four. The area of Dykanka Raion was merged into Poltava Raion. On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished the urban-type settlement status, and Dykanka became a rural settlement.

Culture

Dykanka is the location of the short story collection '' Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka'' by

Nikolai Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...

. The tale of St John's Eve, concerning the family of the Church Sexton, inspired

Mussorgsky Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky ( rus, link=no, Модест Петрович Мусоргский, Modest Petrovich Musorgsky , mɐˈdɛst pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ˈmusərkskʲɪj, Ru-Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky version.ogg; – ) was a Russian compo ...

's tone poem

Night on the Bare Mountain ''Night on Bald Mountain'' (russian: Ночь на лысой горе, translit=Noch′ na lysoy gore, links=no), also known as ''Night on the Bare Mountain'', is a series of compositions by Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881). Inspired by Russian ...

Gallery

File:The facade of the palace of the estate Kochubey Dikanka.JPG, The facade of the palace of the estate Kochubeys in Dykanka. The architect Giacomo Quarenghi. Picture the end of 19th century File:Dykanka. Arc de Triomphe. The author of the project - the academician of architecture Luigi Rusca (1820)..jpg, Triumphal Arch. The architect - the academician of architecture Luigi Rusca, 1820 File:Church of the Holy Trinity, 1780. Late Baroque. Dykanka.jpg, Church of the Holy Trinity, 1780. Late Baroque. The architect of N. A. Lvov (?) File:Church of St. Nicholas in the urban settlement Dikanka. The architect of M. A. Lvov, 1797..jpg, Church of St. Nicholas in the urban settlement Dykanka. The architect of N. A. Lvov, 1797 File:Диканька. Дзвінниця Миколаївської церкви.jpg, The bell tower of St. Nicholas Church. Architect Luigi Rusca, 1810–1827. Postcard late 19th century File:Lilac Grove in Dykańka.jpg, Lilac Grove in Dykanka. The former estate of Prince Kochubey. Laid down in the early 19th century File:Україна. Диканька. Картинна галерея ім. М.К. Башкирцевої.jpg, Picture gallery of Marie Bashkirtseff

References

External links

"Dikanka"
(news of Dikanka, events, weather, all in English and Russian language) {{Authority control Rural settlements in Poltava Raion Poltavsky Uyezd Populated places established in 1957