Vepryk () is a
selo in
Ukraine, in
Fastiv Raion
Fastiv Raion () is a raion ( district) in Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Fastiv. Population: .
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast was reduce ...
of
Kyiv Oblast. It belongs to
Fastiv urban 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.
The village has a population of 1,053. It is famous for being the place where
Ukrainian composer
Kyrylo Stetsenko died. His house is a currently a museum, and there is monument on his grave.
In the 19th century, a Jewish colony was founded in the village of Vepryk, an exemplary one for Jewish farmers.
References
Villages in Fastiv Raion
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