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Verpryk
Веприк | |
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Village | |
 Church of the Dormition, Vepryk | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Verpryk  Verpryk | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′0.8″N 34°10′35.4″E / 50.366889°N 34.176500°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Poltava Oblast |
| Raion | Myrhorod Raion |
| Area | |
• Total | 84.921 km2 (32.788 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,916 |
Vepryk (Ukrainian: Веприк) is a village in Myrhorod Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It has a population of 2915. The local self-government body is the Veprytsky Village Council. After the dissolution of the Hadiach Raion, it was merged into the Myrhorod Raion.[1][2]
Geography
It is located on the left bank of the Psel River, on both sides of its tributary of the Vepryk River. Upstream at a distance of 4.5 km is the village of Bobryk, downstream at a distance of 8 km is the village of Velbivka, on the opposite bank, is the village of Knyshivka. The river in this place is winding, forming estuaries, and old and marshy lakes. The T 1705 highway runs through the village. Following this highway will lead to Hadiach.[3] The elevation is 115m.[4]
History
18 and 19th century
In, 1764 Catherine II presented Vepryk to the last hetman of Ukraine Kirill Razumovsky.[5]
According to the census of 1859[6] in Vepryk — 545 yards, 4027 inhabitants, 4 churches — (2 brick): Mykolaivska and Uspenska (built in 1823 and 1837) and 2 wooden ones: St. George's and Troitskaya (1787, 1793), 4 fairs were held per year.
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
The village was at the center of hostilities during the 2022 Russian invasion. On February 28, a Russian convoy was destroyed in the village and a local gas station was blown up so that the Russians could not obtain fuel. The village was not occupied.[7] Russians tried to advanced towards Hadiach, but were repelled.
References
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ "Імена загиблих міліціонерів знайшли у закоркованій пляшці". Інтернет-видання «Полтавщина» (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ "Qwant Maps - The map service that does not track you". Qwant Maps. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ "weather.in.ua - погода в с. Веприк (Полтавська область, Гадяцький район) - прогноз погоди в Україні на 3 та 5 днів". web.archive.org. 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ "МАСЮКОВИ". resource.history.org.ua. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ "Російський дореволюційний правопис", Вікіпедія (in Ukrainian), 2023-01-31, retrieved 2023-03-10
- ^ "Hadiach Safari Battle".