Staryi Chortoryisk ( uk, Старий Чорторийськ,
translit.
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''Staryi Chortoryis'k'', pl, Czartorysk) is a
village (''selo'') in north-western
Ukraine. It is located on the bank of the
Styr River in the
Kamin-Kashyrskyi Raion of
Volyn Oblast.
One of the most ancient settlements of
Volhynia, ''Chortoriysk'' (or ''Chertoryesk'') was first mentioned in 1100 in the
Hypatian Chronicle
where it was recorded as having been passed to Prince
David Igorevych (or ''Davyd Ihorevych'') of Volhynia (1087-1099), together with
Dubno,
Busk and
Ostroh In the 13th century, it was claimed by the rulers of
Pinsk, who built a tower in Chortoryisk resembling the famous
Bela Vezha in
Kamieniec. By the end of the 14th century, the town had become the seat of
Algirdas
Algirdas ( be, Альгерд, Alhierd, uk, Ольгерд, Ольґерд, Olherd, Olgerd, pl, Olgierd; – May 1377) was the Grand Duke of Lithuania. He ruled the Lithuanians and Ruthenians from 1345 to 1377. With the help of his bro ...
's son Constantine (from whose son, Vasili Konstantinovich, the well-known Polish family of
Czartoryski is descended).
On 26 August 1431 a truce was signed at Chortoryisk between the forces of
Poland and
Lithuania
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, bringing to an end the brief
Lutsk War between the two.
The current village of Staryi Chortoryisk was established in 1900, in place of the ancient settlement. Staryi Chortoryisk was site of a major battle between the Russian and German army in
World War I. In both October 1915 and May 1919, there were major encounters between the two sides. Staryi Chortoryisk had a large Jewish population until World War I, when most of them fled to escape the fighting between the German and Russian army.
Among the prominent natives is the world-famous economist
Rose Friedman (wife of Nobel Prize winner economist
Milton Friedman), along with her brother, Law Professor
Aaron Director who left for Oregon USA around 1913. The Directors were prominent members of the Jewish community in Staryi Chortoryisk . In addition, the famous Rubin (formerly Rabin) family is from Staryi Chortoryisk. The Polish playwright
Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa was born in Staryi Chortoryisk.
The village's main landmark is the church of the Blackfriars, built in the
Baroque
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style in 1741 to replace an earlier church from 1639.
References
{{Volyn Oblast
Volhynian Voivodeship (1569–1795)
Lutsky Uyezd
Wołyń Voivodeship (1921–1939)
Populated places established in the 11th century
Villages in Kamin-Kashyrsky Raion