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== History == |
== History == |
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===Ancient |
===Ancient history=== |
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Dykanka was first mentioned in 1658 as a small village, though the area was populated for centuries before. Within the area of modern Dykanka, traces exist of [[Scythians|Scythian]] settlement at various times. Also found were the remains of a settlement that had at one point been razed{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}} and the remains of two settlements from the 7th-6th centuries [[Before Christ|BC]]. |
Dykanka was first mentioned in 1658 as a small village, though the area was populated for centuries before. Within the area of modern Dykanka, traces exist of [[Scythians|Scythian]] settlement at various times. Also found were the remains of a settlement that had at one point been razed{{Citation needed|date=July 2019}} and the remains of two settlements from the 7th-6th centuries [[Before Christ|BC]]. |
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===Medieval |
===Medieval history=== |
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In 1430, the Dykanka area came under the ownership of Tatar Murza Leksada Mansurksanovych, the future Prince Alexander [[Glinski]], and, according to Leo Padalka and other pre-revolutionary (before 1917) historians, Dykanka was among his ″settlements″. |
In 1430, the Dykanka area came under the ownership of Tatar Murza Leksada Mansurksanovych, the future Prince Alexander [[Glinski]], and, according to Leo Padalka and other pre-revolutionary (before 1917) historians, Dykanka was among his ″settlements″. |
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===Modern |
===Modern history=== |
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Dykanka has held the status of [[urban-type settlement]] since 1957. |
Dykanka has held the status of [[urban-type settlement]] since 1957. |
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==Culture== |
==Culture== |
Revision as of 16:42, 11 May 2023
Dykanka
Диканька | |
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Location of Dykanka in Poltava Oblast Location of Dykanka in Ukraine | |
Coordinates: 49°49′14″N 34°31′47″E / 49.82056°N 34.52972°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Poltava Oblast |
Raion | Poltava Raion |
Founded | 1658 |
Area | |
• Total | 11.74 km2 (4.53 sq mi) |
Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 7,427 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 38502[1] |
Area code | 5351 |
Licence plate [2] | BI |
Dykanka (Template:Lang-uk) is an urban-type settlement and formerly the administrative center of Dykanka Raion. It is now administrated under Poltava Raion of Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine. Population: 7,427 (2022 estimate)[3]
The settlement is located 26 km (16 mi) away from Poltava Kyivska railway station.
History
Ancient history
Dykanka was first mentioned in 1658 as a small village, though the area was populated for centuries before. Within the area of modern Dykanka, traces exist of Scythian settlement at various times. Also found were the remains of a settlement that had at one point been razed[citation needed] and the remains of two settlements from the 7th-6th centuries BC.
Medieval history
In 1430, the Dykanka area came under the ownership of Tatar Murza Leksada Mansurksanovych, the future Prince Alexander Glinski, and, according to Leo Padalka and other pre-revolutionary (before 1917) historians, Dykanka was among his ″settlements″.
Modern history
Dykanka has held the status of urban-type settlement since 1957.
Culture
Dykanka is the location of the short story collection Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka by Nikolai Gogol.[4] The tale of St John's Eve, concerning the family of the Church Sexton, inspired Mussorgsky's tone poem Night on the Bare Mountain.
Gallery
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The facade of the palace of the estate Kochubeys in Dykanka. The architect Giacomo Quarenghi. Picture the end of 19th century
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Triumphal Arch. The architect - the academician of architecture Luigi Rusca, 1820
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Church of the Holy Trinity, 1780. Late Baroque. The architect of N. A. Lvov (?)
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Church of St. Nicholas in the urban settlement Dykanka. The architect of N. A. Lvov, 1797
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The bell tower of St. Nicholas Church. Architect Luigi Rusca, 1810–1827. Postcard late 19th century
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Lilac Grove in Dykanka. The former estate of Prince Kochubey. Laid down in the early 19th century
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Picture gallery of Marie Bashkirtseff
References
- ^ Ukrainian Zip Codes
- ^ Как расшифровываются новые номера
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "The Ukrainian Mystery Of Nikolai Gogol". ValueWalk. January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
External links
- "Dikanka" (news of Dikanka, events, weather, all in English and Russian language)