Shpykiv
Shpykiv | |
|---|---|
 Świejkowski Palace in the 19th century | |
  Shpykiv .svg) Shpykiv | |
| Coordinates: 48°47′N 28°34′E / 48.783°N 28.567°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province |  Vinnytsia Oblast |
| District | Tulchyn Raion |
| Founded | 1507 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 3,284 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Shpykiv (Template:Lang-uk, Template:Lang-pl) is an urban-type settlement in Tulchyn Raion (a district in Vinnytsia Oblast (province) in central Ukraine, 372 kilometers (231 mi) southwest of Kiev and 24 km (15 mi) northwest of Tulchyn, the raion center. Population: 3,284 (2015 est.)[1]. It is located in the historic region of Podolia.
History
Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1507–1569
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1672
Ottoman Empire 1672–1699
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1699–1793
Russian Empire 1793–1917
Soviet Ukraine 1920–1922
Soviet Union 1922–1941
Kingdom of Romania 1941–1944
Soviet Union 1944–1991
Ukraine 1991–present
Until the Partitions of Poland Szpików was part of the Bracław Voivodeship of the Lesser Poland Province of the Polish Crown. It was a small town, owned by the houses of Ostrogski, Zamoyski, Koniecpolski, Potocki and Świejkowski[2]. Leonard Marcin Świejkowski built a Baroque palace in Szpików.
It formerly had a significant Jewish community, which numbered 1,875 in 1900.
References
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland, vol. 12, p. 29
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