Trostianets (also Trostyanets; uk, Тростянець, ) is a city in the

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, and serves as the administrative center of the Trostianets Raion. The city lies on the Boromlya River, from

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. Landmarks include a neo-Gothic "round courtyard" (1749), the late Baroque church of the Annunciation (1744–50), the 18th-century

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palace, and a "grotto of nymphs" (an 1809 centenary memorial to the

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). The city has a population of Many were killed and the city was badly damaged during the

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History

Trostianets arose in the first half of the 17th century, during a new wave of migration of peasants and Cossacks from the

Right-bank Ukraine Right-bank Ukraine ( uk , Правобережна Україна, ''Pravoberezhna Ukrayina''; russian: Правобережная Украина, ''Pravoberezhnaya Ukraina''; pl, Prawobrzeżna Ukraina, sk, Pravobrežná Ukrajina, hu, Jobb p ...

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. The name of the city is associated with the name of the river Trostyanka, which flows nearby. Until 1765, Trostianets was under the jurisdiction of the Okhtyrka Regiment, then - part of

. From 1835 Trostyanets was a part of

Kharkov Governorate The Kharkov Governorate ( pre-reform Russian: , tr. ''Khárkovskaya gubérniya'', IPA: �xarʲkəfskəjə ɡʊˈbʲernʲɪjə ) was a governorate of the Russian Empire founded in 1835. It embraced the historical region of Sloboda Ukraine. From ...

of the

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situated within the

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. During 1864, the composer

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stayed at a villa in Trostianets when composing his overture ''The Storm''. From 1868 to 1874 the estate was owned by a

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merchant. In 1874, Trostianets was acquired by the great sugar producer Leopold Koenig. The last owner of the estate until 1917 was his son Julius. In 1877, by order of the Russian Minister of Railways, the Smorodyne locomotive depot was built in Trostianets and 12 steam locomotives were purchased. A local newspaper began to be published in Trostianets in 1930, and in the city after 1940.Тростянец // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 26. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1977.Тростянец // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 2. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. On 12 July 1940, Trostianets was granted administrative status as a city. During

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, the city was occupied by

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troops from October 1941 to August 1943. In January 1989 the population was 25,706 people.

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

During the

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, Trostianets — strategically located between the larger settlements of Sumy and

Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.93rd Mechanized Brigade on 26 March. The city suffered major damage to its infrastructure during the fighting and a Ukrainian official said that the retreating Russian troops had mined a local hospital. The villa Tchaikovsky had stayed in was among buildings destroyed by the Russian troops. The regional prosecutor’s office in Sumy opened an investigation over evidence that Russian troops had thrown hand grenades at civilians protesting the Russian occupation of Trostianets on March 18. After the city had been liberated, the British newspaper

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found evidence of executions, torture and looting. "‘Barbarians’: Russian troops leave grisly mark on town of Trostianets"
The Guardian, 5 April 2022

Nature and recreation

Trostyanets is located near the picturesque Neskuchnoye tract, where there are three lakes among a mixed pine-deciduous forest. The nearby arboretum almost merged with the forest. In 1995-1996, a sports recreation center was destroyed, located in a pine forest near one of the lakes. There are several architectural monuments in the city - the "Round Yard" of 1749, the Golitsyn's manor house, churches, the nymphs' grotto of 1809 and others, which are gradually being repaired and restored. Recently, picturesque plein-airs “Picturesque Trostyanechchina” have been held in Trostyanets, as a result of which an exposition of paintings by artists from different countries was created in the former landowner's estate.

Industry

The most famous enterprise of Trostyanets is the chocolate factory "Ukraine", one of the leading enterprises in the industry. This enterprise belongs to the company "

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" (formerly "

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"), which is known for its trademarks "Crown", "Alpen Gold", "Jacobs", "Tuc", "Barni" and Milka.

Transport

The railway line

–

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, stations Smorodino-Trostyanets and Rupino.

Sports

The Trostyanets football club is based in the city, which made its debut in the second league of the Ukrainian championship in the 2021/22 season. The team plays matches at the local stadium. Vladimir Kuts, named after the Olympic champion

Vladimir Kuts Volodymyr Petrovych Kuts ( uk, Володимир Петрович Куц, russian: Владимир Петрович Куц, 7 February 1927 – 16 August 1975) was a Soviet long-distance runner. He won the 5000 and 10000 m races at the 1956 O ...

(1927-1975), a native of the Trostyanets region.

Famous people

Mykola Khvylovy Mykola Khvylovy ( ; – May 13, 1933) (who also used the pseudonyms "Yuliya Umanets", "Stefan Karol", and "Dyadko Mykola") was a Ukrainian novelist, poet, publicist, and political activist, one of the founders of post-revolutionary Ukraini ...

is a Ukrainian writer. * Tatarenko Leonid Sergeevich - writer. * Dobrovolsky Victor Afanasyevich - scientist in the field of general mechanical engineering, teacher, rector of

Odesa National Polytechnic University Odesa National Polytechnic University ( ua, Національний університет «Одеська політехніка», translit=Natsionalnyi universytet «Odeska politekhnika») is a Ukrainian public institution of higher educatio ...

. * Vasily Podgorny, founder of the Podgornovtsy sect.

Gallery

Grot Nimf.JPG, Ruins of the Grotto of the Nymphs Trostyanets' Blagovischens'ka Tserkva01 Gor'kogo vul. (YDS 7696).JPG, Church of the Annunciation 59-250-0082 Trostianec Voznesenska Church SAM 8533.jpg, Ascension Church Trostyanets' Krugliy Dvir 02 Myru 16 (YDS 7705).JPG, Round yard Statue of Tchaikovsky in Trostianets (3).jpg, Monument to Pyotr Tchaikovsky in Trostyanets Trostyanets'_Park_Neskuchne_Budynok_Upravytelya_01_Neskuchans'ka_5_(YDS_7802).JPG, The house of the manager of the estates of Leopold Koenig in Trostyanetski Park, the location of the forest research station Trostyanets_Kenig's_mill_2.jpg, Leopold Koenig's economy rolling mill

References

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