Kamianets-Podilskyi: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added

Inline

Revision as of 05:54, 2 March 2005

Kamyanets'-Podil's'kyi (Ukrainian: Кам'янець-Подільський ; Polish: Kamieniec Podolski, Yiddish קאַמענעץ, Kamenets; Latin Camenecium) is a city in south-western Ukraine. Historically, it is the ancient capital of Podillya; administratively - a part of Khmel'nyts'ka_oblast' and center of the Kamyanets'-Podil's'kyi raion within it.

As of 2004, the city had 99,068 inhabitants.

Kamyanets'-Podil's'kyi is famous for its ancient fortress and ballooning activities in the canyon of the Smotrych river.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1062 as one of the towns of the Kievan Ruthenia. In 1241 it was sacked and destroyed by the Tatars. In 1352 it was annexed by the Polish king Casimir the Great and became the capital of the Podole Voivodship, the seat of local civil and military administration. The ancient castle was reconstructed and significantly expanded by the Polish kings to defend Poland from the south-east against the Ottoman Empire and Tatar invasions. After the Treaty of Buczacz of 1672 it was briefly a part of Turkey and a capital of a local eyalet. To counter the threat, king Jan III Sobieski built a nearby fortress of [[Okopy_Swietej_Tr%F3jcy]]. In 1699 the city was again recaptured by Poland. The fortress was constantly expanded and was considered to be the strongest in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

The Poles and Ukrainians have always dominated the city's population. However, as a trade city, Kam"yanets'-Podil's'kyi has been a multiethnic/multireligion settlement with significant Jewish and Armenian minorities.

After the Partitions of Poland, in 1793, the city was annexed by Russia and became the capital of Podol'skaya guberniya. After the declaration of Ukrainian independence in 1917, Kamyanets'-Podil's'kyi became a part of the Ukrainian Peoples Republic, the Hetmanate, the Directoriya and the Russia-ruled Ukrainian SSR, successively. During the Polish-Bolshevik War the city was recaptured by the Polish Army, but later ceded to Bolshevik Russia in the Treaty of Riga (1921). The multi-ethnic town was subject to severe persecutions and eventually most of the Poles living there were forcibly expulsed to Siberia. Initially Kamyanets'-Podil's'kyi was the capital of the Ukrainian SSR's Podil'ska oblast' , but soon the administration centre was moved to Proskuriv (now Khmelnytskyi).

Tourist attractions

Since 1998, Kamyanets'-Podil's'kyi is a growing tourism center. Annual Kozats'ki zabavy ("Cossack fun") festivals include open ballooning championship of Ukraine, car race, various music, art and drama actions. Festivals attract estimated 140.000 tourists annually and stimulate the development of local infrastructure. More than dozen privately-owned hotels were recently built here - a significant number for a provincial Ukrainian city.

External links

Satellite photo
Soviet topographic map 1:100,000
[2004 article in the Ukrainian newspaper Dzerkalo Tyzhnia] on the festival and tourist attractions in the city

This article about a location in Ukraine is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This history article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-'''Kamenets Podolskiy''' ([[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]] '''&#1050;&#1072;&#1084;'&#1103;&#1085;&#1077;&#1094;&#1100;-&#1055;&#1086;&#1076;&#1110;&#1083;&#1100;&#1089;&#1100;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081;''' ''Kam"yanets' Podil's'kyy'', [[Polish language|Polish]] ''Kamieniec Podolski'', [[Yiddish language|Yiddish]] '''&#1511;&#64302;&#1502;&#1506;&#1504;&#1506;&#1509;''' ''Kamenets'', [[Latin language|Latin]] ''Camenecium'') is a town in south-western [[Ukraine]], the traditional capital of the historical region of [[Podolia]]. It has 99,068 inhabitants (2005). It is famous for its ancient fortress.
+'''Kamyanets'-Podil's'kyi''' ([[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]: '''''&#1050;&#1072;&#1084;'&#1103;&#1085;&#1077;&#1094;&#1100;-&#1055;&#1086;&#1076;&#1110;&#1083;&#1100;&#1089;&#1100;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081;''''' ; [[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Kamieniec Podolski'', [[Yiddish]] &#1511;&#64302;&#1502;&#1506;&#1504;&#1506;&#1509;, ''Kamenets''; [[Latin]] ''Camenecium'') is a [[city]] in south-western [[Ukraine]]. Historically, it is the ancient capital of [[Podolia|Podillya]]; administratively - a part of [[Khmel'nyts'ka_oblast']] and center of the ''Kamyanets'-Podil's'kyi [[raion]]'' within it.
+[[As of 2004]], the city had 99,068 inhabitants.
+Kamyanets'-Podil's'kyi is famous for its ancient [[fortress]] and [[ballooning]] activities in the [[canyon]] of the [[Smotrych river]].
 [[Image:Kamieniec Podolski widok 01.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The fortress]]
 ==History==
-The town was first mentioned in [[1062]] as one of the towns of the [[Kievan Ruthenia]]. In [[1241]] it was sacked and destroyed by the [[Tatars]]. In [[1352]] it was annexed by the Polish king [[Casimir the Great]] and became the capital of the [[Podole Voivodship]], the seat of local civil and military administration. The ancient castle was reconstructed and significantly expanded by the Polish kings to defend Poland from the south-east against the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] and [[Tatars|Tatar]] invasions. After the [[Treaty of Buczacz]] of [[1672]] it was briefly a part of [[Turkey]] and a capital of a local [[eyalet]]. To counter the threat, king [[Jan III Sobieski]] built a nearby fortress of [[Okopy Swietej Trójcy|Okopy &#346;wi&#281;tej Trójcy]]. In [[1699]] it was again recaptured by [[Poland]]. The fortress was constantly expanded and was considered to be the strongest in the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]].
+The town was first mentioned in [[1062]] as one of the towns of the [[Kievan Ruthenia]]. In [[1241]] it was sacked and destroyed by the [[Tatars]]. In [[1352]] it was annexed by the [[Poland|Polish]] king [[Casimir the Great]] and became the capital of the [[Podole Voivodship]], the seat of local civil and military administration. The ancient castle was reconstructed and significantly expanded by the Polish kings to defend Poland from the south-east against the [[Ottoman Empire]] and [[Tatar]] invasions. After the [[Treaty of Buczacz]] of [[1672]] it was briefly a part of [[Ottoman Empire|Turkey]] and a capital of a local [[eyalet]]. To counter the threat, king [[Jan III Sobieski]] built a nearby fortress of [[Okopy_Swietej_Tr%F3jcy]]. In [[1699]] the city was again recaptured by Poland. The fortress was constantly expanded and was considered to be the strongest in the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]].
 [[Image:Kamieniec Podolski widok 02.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Stefan Batory]] Tower - one of the city gates]]
+The [[Poles]] and [[Ukrainians]] have always dominated the city's population. However, as a trade city, Kam"yanets'-Podil's'kyi has been a [[multiethnic]]/multireligion settlement with significant [[Jews|Jewish]] and [[Armenians|Armenian]] minorities.
-After the [[Partitions of Poland]], in [[1793]], the town was annexed by [[Russia]] and became the capital of [[gubernya]]. During the [[Polish-Bolshevik War]] the town was recaptured by the [[Polish Army]], but it was ceded to [[Bolshevik Russia]] in the [[Treaty of Riga]]. The multi-ethnic town was subject to severe persecutions and eventually most of the Poles living there were [[Polish minority in the Soviet Union|forcibly expulsed to Siberia]]. Initially the town was the capital of the Podolian [[oblast]], but soon the administration centre was moved to [[Ploskirov]] (currently ''Khmelnytskyi'').
+After the [[Partitions of Poland]], in [[1793]], the city was annexed by [[Imperial Russia|Russia]] and became the capital of ''Podol'skaya [[guberniya]]''. After the declaration of Ukrainian independence in [[1917]], Kamyanets'-Podil's'kyi became a part of the [[Ukrainian Peoples Republic]], the [[Hetmanate]], the [[Directoriya]] and the [[Bolshevik Russia|Russia]]-ruled [[Ukrainian SSR]], successively. During the [[Polish-Bolshevik War]] the city was recaptured by the [[Polish Army]], but later ceded to [[Bolshevik Russia]] in the [[Treaty of Riga]] ([[1921]]). The multi-ethnic town was subject to severe persecutions and eventually most of the Poles living there were [[Polish_minority_in_the_Soviet_Union|forcibly expulsed to Siberia]]. Initially Kamyanets'-Podil's'kyi was the capital of the Ukrainian SSR's ''Podil'ska [[oblast']] '', but soon the administration centre was moved to [[Ploskirov|Proskuriv]] (now [[Khmelnytskyi]]).
+== Tourist attractions ==
+Since [[1998]], Kamyanets'-Podil's'kyi is a growing [[tourism]] center. Annual ''Kozats'ki zabavy'' ("Cossack fun") [[festival]]s include open [[ballooning]] championship of Ukraine, [[car race]], various music, art and drama actions. Festivals attract estimated 140.000 tourists annually and stimulate the development of local infrastructure. More than dozen privately-owned hotels were recently built here - a significant number for a provincial Ukrainian city.
+== See also ==
+*[[Subdivisions of Ukraine]]
+*[[History of Ukraine]]
+*[[Culture of Ukraine]]
+*[[History of Poland]]
-Since [[1991]] it is a part of [[Ukraine]].
 ==External links==
 *[http://geoengine.nga.mil/muse-cgi-bin/rast_roam.cgi?exttype=1&outputfile=roamoutput1109620832_50797.png&same_level=yes+++++&oldproduct_level=DOI+10M&oldcenlat=48.6794213554987&oldcenlon=26.5837890625000&oldzoom=1&olddata_level=10M&oldisize=901&oldcoordtype=dd&oldhgttype=ellmtr&same_level=&olddbdbv_level=5&world_overview_x_org=-180.0&world_overview_file=world_overview_1109620842_84660.png&isize=901&zoom=1&cenlat=48.6794213554987&cenlon=26.5837890625000&coordtype=dd&cenht=244.300&hgttype=ellmtr&product_level=DOI+10M&bounds_feature_name=&enhntype=1&enhnstddev=&RoamLL.x=408&RoamLL.y=541&RoamLL=RoamLL&pixmove=1&gnsname=&gnscountry_code= Satellite photo]
 *[http://sunsite.berkeley.edu:8085/x-ussr/100k/M-35-114.jpg Soviet topographic map 1:100,000]
+*[2004 article in the Ukrainian newspaper ''Dzerkalo Tyzhnia''] on the [[festival]] and [[tourism|tourist]] attractions in the city
+{{Ukraine-geo-stub}}
+{{hist-stub}}
+[[Category:Cities in Ukraine]][[Category:Ukrainian culture]]
-==See also:==
-* [[Okopy Swietej Trojcy|Okopy &#346;wi&#281;tej Trójcy]]
 [[pl:Kamieniec Podolski]]