Subotiv () is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

(''selo'') in central

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

. It is located in

Cherkasy Raion Cherkasy Raion () is a Raions of Ukraine, raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast. It is located in the central part of Cherkasy oblast, and the center of the raion is the city of Cherkasy. The population is On 18 July 2020, as part of the administr ...

(

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) of

Cherkasy Oblast Cherkasy Oblast (, ), also referred to as Cherkashchyna (, ) is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in central Ukraine located along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. The Capital city, administrative center of the oblast is the cit ...

(

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), near the town of Chyhyryn. It belongs to Chyhyryn urban hromada, of which the administration is located in Chyhyryn. Until 18 July 2020, Subotiv belonged to Chyhyryn Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, and its area was merged into Cherkasy Raion. The village is located on the right bank of the Tiasmyn River, a tributary of the

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, 7 km from Chyhyryn, 21 km from Adamivka river port, and 38 km from Fundukliivka railway station. A local auto road 2414 runs through the village. The village name, Subotiv, according to one legend, took its roots from a live fire from oak firewood (known as "subotka") that was in front of

Perun In Slavic paganism, Slavic mythology, Perun () is the highest god of the Pantheon (religion), pantheon and the god of sky, thunder, lightning, storms, rain, law, war, fertility and oak trees. His other attributes were fire, mountains, wind, ir ...

. According to another legend, it came from the name of the place where water from two tributaries combines (known as "subod'").

History

Based on archeological studies, the place was settled as early as

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. At the place there are also traces of Early Slavic, and Kyivan Rus settlements. In the documents the first known reference to the village is dated back to early 17th century.

Famous places

* Illinska Church, a church built by the order of

Bohdan Khmelnytsky Zynoviy Bohdan Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky of the Abdank coat of arms (Ruthenian language, Ruthenian: Ѕѣнові Богданъ Хмелнiцкiи; modern , Polish language, Polish: ; 15956 August 1657) was a Ruthenian nobility, Ruthenian noble ...

in 1653. It is also the place where Khmelnytsky is buried. The church is pictured on one of the paintings by

Taras Shevchenko Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko (; ; 9 March 1814 – 10 March 1861) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, artist, public and political figure, folklorist, and ethnographer. He was a fellow of the Imperial Academy of Arts and a member of the Brotherhood o ...

in 1845. The church is also pictured on 5

Ukrainian hryvnia The ( ; , ''hrn''; sign: ₴; code: UAH) has been the national currency of Ukraine since 2 September 1996. The hryvnia is divided into 100 kopiykas (). It is named after a measure of weight used in Kievan Rus'. Etymology The currency of Kie ...

banknote. Image:Subotiv Ukraine.png, A church in Subotiv near Chyhyryn, the birthplace of Ukrainian

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. Image:Subotiv church of Bohdan Khmelnytsky.jpg,

. Bohdan's church in Subotiv. 1845. Paper. Water-colour. Image:5 hryvnia 2005 back.jpg, The Subotiv church on the ₴5 banknote.

Notable people

(ca.1595–1657), a Ukrainian military commander and Hetman of Zaporizhian Host.

References

{{Coord, 49, 05, 46, N, 32, 33, 20, E, type:city, display=title Villages in Cherkasy Raion