Sheptytskyi (, ), formerly Chervonohrad (, ), historically Krystynopol, is a mining city and the administrative center of

Sheptytskyi Raion Sheptytskyi Raion () is a raion (district) of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It was created as Chervonohrad Raion () on 18 July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the city of Sheptytskyi. Two abol ...

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of western

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. It hosts the administration of

Sheptytskyi urban hromada Sheptytskyi (, ), formerly Chervonohrad (, ), historically Krystynopol, is a mining city and the administrative center of Sheptytskyi Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Sheptytskyi urban hromada, one of the h ...

, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Sheptytskyi lies about 62 km north of

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, 7 km from

Sokal Sokal ( uk, Сокаль, romanized: ''Sokal'') is a city located on the Bug River in Chervonohrad Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Sokal urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The population is appr ...

, 28 km northeast of the town of

Voroniv Voroniv ( uk, Воронів; pl, Woronów), is a selo located in western Ukraine. It is part of the Chervonohrad Raion, Lviv Oblast, and is situated approximately 10 km from the western border with Poland. Voroniv belongs to Belz urban hromada ...

, and has a population of

History

In May 1685, the Crown hetman and

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Feliks Kazimierz Potocki Feliks Kazimierz "Szczęsny" Potocki (1630–1702) was a Polish noble, magnate and military leader. He was the son of Hetman and magnate Stanisław "Rewera" Potocki and Zofia Kalinowska, and brother of Hetman Andrzej Potocki. He married the ...

purchased land along the

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. In 1692, he founded a city on the lands of the village "Novyi Dvir" (literally "New Garden", Polish: Nowy Dwór) and named it "Krystynopol" after his wife Krystyna Lubomirska (the suffix "-pol" derives from

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polis ''Polis'' (, ; grc-gre, πόλις, ), plural ''poleis'' (, , ), literally means "city" in Greek. In Ancient Greece, it originally referred to an administrative and religious city center, as distinct from the rest of the city. Later, it also ...

"). Potocki made the city his family center. He died here on 22 September 1702. His grandson

Franciszek Salezy Potocki Franciszek Salezy Potocki (1700–1772) was a Polish nobleman, diplomat, politician and knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded on August 3, 1750 in Warsaw. Potocki was the wealthiest magnate of his time and the owner of large properti ...

built a palace and in 1763 founded a monastery of Basilians (barocco church of Saint George; prior to 1946 – a place of miracles with wondrous icon of the

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). Among the landmarks of the city is Count Potocki's palace, constructed by the order of Feliks Kazimierz Potocki after 1692. The city, as Krystynopol, was part of the

Polish Kingdom The Kingdom of Poland ( pl, Królestwo Polskie; Latin: ''Regnum Poloniae'') was a state in Central Europe. It may refer to: Historical political entities *Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom existing from 1025 to 1031 *Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom exist ...

in the

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi- confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania ...

until 1772, when it was incorporated into the

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In the 19th century, the "

Apostolus Christinopolitanus The Apostolus Christinopolitanus is a Cyrillic manuscript of the Acts and Epistles with commentary, written in Church Slavonic of the East Slavonic recension in the middle of the twelfth century. It takes its name from the town of Krystynopol (n ...

" and famous chronicle from 1763 to 1779 were kept in the city. The Catholic order of Myrrh-Bearing Sisters was founded by Fr. Yulian Datsii in 1910, with the purpose of gathering funds to build a home for orphans and the poor. The first members of the congregation vowed to build two buildings: one for the people and one for the congregation. In 1913 the first convent arose, where 15 sisters lived. During the interwar period, it belonged to the

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, and between 1945 and 1951 was part of the

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. It passed from Poland to the

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

after the territorial exchange in 1951 and had its name changed from Krystynopil (Кристинопіль) to Chervonohrad, after the color red (). A local newspaper is published in the city since June 1962. On 1 August 1990, Chervonohrad became the first city in the

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where a monument to

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was removed. Until 18 July 2020, Chervonohrad was designated as a city of oblast significance and belonged to

Chervonohrad Municipality Chervonohrad ( uk, Червоноград, ; former Polish name: ''Krystynopol'', uk, Кристинопіль, 'Krystynopil', german: Krisnipolye) is a mining city and the administrative center of Chervonohrad Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukr ...

. As part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven, Chervonohrad Municipality was merged into newly established Chervonohrad Raion. Before being abolished, Chervonohrad Municipality also included the city of

Sosnivka Sosnivka ( uk, Соснівка, pl, Sosnówka) is a city in Chervonohrad Raion of Lviv Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It belongs to Chervonohrad urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: . Until June 2019, Sosnivka was administra ...

(until 2019) and the urban type settlement of Hirnyk. In August 2023,

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decided that the name of the city did not meet the law "

On the Condemnation and Prohibition of Propaganda of Russian Imperial Policy in Ukraine and the Decolonization of Toponymy The Law of Ukraine "On the Condemnation and Prohibition of Propaganda of Russian Imperial Policy in Ukraine and the Decolonization of Toponymy" ( uk, Закон України «Про засудження та заборону пропаганди ...

", meaning that Chervonohrad will be renamed. On 20 March 2024, the Committee of the

Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

on issues of organization of state power, local self-government, regional development and urban planning decided to propose the name ''Sheptytskyi'', in the name of

Andrey Sheptytsky Andrey Sheptytsky, OSBM (; uk, Митрополит Андрей Шептицький; 29 July 1865 – 1 November 1944) was the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church from 1901 until his death in 1944. His tenure span ...

, a metropolitan archbishop who taught in the local monastery. On 19 September 2024, the Verkhovna Rada voted to rename Chervonohrad to Sheptytskyi.

Krystynopol Jews

Presently, there are 11–100

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residing in Sheptytskyi. The earliest known Jewish community dates back to 1740. In 1931 the Jewish population was 2,200. The Jewish cemetery dates from 18th century with the last known

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burial in 1941. Krystynopol Jews were deported to the

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in September, 1942. The Jewish surname and rabbinical family Kristinopoler / Kristianpoller stem from the city's former name, Krystynopol. Jewish immigrants to America from this city founded the Krystenopoler Synagogue and First Krystenopoler Sick Benevolent Association Brith Isaac in New York. The Jewish cemetery is located in the town center, in Shevska Street.

Economics

Since 1951 the city became the center of newly emerged coal mining basin. Other enterprises, besides the mining works, include: * Iron-Beton Foundry * Wood Processing Plant * Tailoring Factory * Stockings Factory * Mines * Dairy

Sheptytskyi Coal Mines

Sheptytskyi was started as a coal mining town. Currently, there are still many functional coal mines on the outskirts around the city: * Chervonohradska * Velykomostivska * Mezhyrichanska * Nadiya * Stepova * Lisova * Vidrodzhennya * Zarichna * Vizeiska

Education

* Branch of Lviv National Polytechnic University * Mining College

Population

The population of Sheptytskyi has increased significantly since 1939. * 1939 — * 1959 — * 1970 — * 1974 — * 1981 — * 1989 — * 2001 — * 2005 — * 2010 — * 2013 —

Ethnic groups

Notable people

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(1894–1967) a Polish doctor, neurophysiologist and neurologist. *

MamaRika Anastasia Oleksandrivna Kochetova ( uk, Анастасія Олекса́ндрівна Кочетова; born 13 April 1989), known by her stage name MamaRika and previously Erika, is a Ukrainian singer and actress. Early life Kochetova was b ...

(born 1989) a Ukrainian singer and actress. *

(1700–1772) a Polish nobleman, diplomat and politician. *

Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki Count Stanisław Szczęsny Feliks Potocki (; 1751–1805), of the Piława coat of arms, known as Szczęsny PotockiE. Rostworowski, Potocki Stanisław Szczęsny (Feliks) herbu Pilawa, n:Polski Słownik Biograficzny, t. XXVIII, Wrocław–Warszawa� ...

(1751–1805) a member of the Polish nobility and a military commander. *

Frank Taffel Frank Taffel (né Shrage Fyvel Tafel, Krystynopol, then Galicia, Austria-Hungary, now Chervonohrad, Ukraine, March 10, 1877; died 7 July 1947, Savannah, Georgia, age 70) was a journalist, a founder of Congregation Beth Jacob (Atlanta), and an advo ...

(1877-1947) a journalist, a founder of the

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Volodymyr Tykhyi Volodymyr Viktorovych Tykhyi (born on February 25, 1970, in Chervonohrad, Lviv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian film director, screenwriter and film producer of documentaries and feature films.

(born 1970) a Ukrainian film director, screenwriter and film producer of documentaries and feature films.

Sport

Volodymyr Dykyi Volodymyr Petrovych Dykyi (15 February 1962 – 28 July 2021) was a Soviet and Ukrainian professional football player and coach. Native of mining city of Chervonohrad, Lviv Oblast, Volodymyr Dykyi is the all-time goalscoring leader of FC Voly ...

(1962–2021) a Soviet and Ukrainian footballer with over 500 club caps *

Roman Hnativ Roman Hnativ ( uk, Роман Михайлович Гнатів; born 1 November 1973)https://footballfacts.ru/person/27725 is a former Soviet and Ukrainian footballer and Ukrainian football coach who currently manages Karpaty Lviv Football ...

(born 1973) a former Soviet and Ukrainian footballer with 354 club caps *

Tetyana Klimchenko Tetyana Igorivna Klimchenko ( uk, Тетя́на І́горівна Клі́мченко; born 8 May 1994) is a Ukrainian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling W ...

(born 1994) a Ukrainian professional racing cyclist * Nazar Kulchytskyy (born 1992) a Ukrainian-American retired freestyle and

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Mykola Morozyuk Mykola Mykolayovych Morozyuk ( uk, Микола Миколайович Морозюк, born 17 January 1988) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder. International goals :''Scores and results list Ukr ...

(born 1988) a Ukrainian footballer with over 330 club caps

Postal codes

80100-80110

References

External links

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History of Krystynopol-Chervonohrad

Inform Agency «KRYSTYNOPIL.INFO»

Chervonohrad Night

History and pictures of Chervonohrad

Short history of Rome Catholic Church in Cherwonograd (Krystynopil)

Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church in Chervonohrad

Chervonohrad Online

Business of Chervonohrad
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