Heronymivka
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Heronymivka
Геронимівка | |
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Village | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Cherkasy |
Raion | Cherkasy |
Population | |
• Total | 2,988 |
Website | Ukrainian Parliament website |
Heronymivka (Template:Lang-uk) is a village (selo) in central Ukraine. It is located in the Cherkasy Raion (district) of the Cherkasy Oblast (province) right next to the city of Cherkasy on its northwestern side and about 8 km (5.0 mi) away from the city's center.
History
The name of the village is related to the former Cherkasy starosta (elder) and Voivode of Volhynia Hieronim Janusz Sanguszko and according to the "Tales about populated localities of Kiev Governorate" of 1864 by Lavrentiy Polkhylevych, it was founded sometime in the 18th century.
Further reading
- Template:Uk icon (1972). Icтopia мicт i ciл Укpaїнcькoї CCP – Черкаськa область (The History of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR – Cherkasy Oblast), Kiev.
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