Heronymivka

Heronymivka
Геронимівка
Village

Coat of arms
Heronymivka

Heronymivka in Cherkasy Oblast

Coordinates: UA 49°27′07″N 31°57′47″E / 49.45194°N 31.96306°E / 49.45194; 31.96306
Country Ukraine
Oblast Cherkasy
Raion Cherkasy
Population
  Total 2,988
Website Ukrainian Parliament website

Heronymivka (Ukrainian: Геронимівка) 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.

Orthodox church of 1856

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Coordinates: 49°27′7″N 31°57′47″E / 49.45194°N 31.96306°E / 49.45194; 31.96306


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