Chyhyryn (Ukrainian: Чигирин, Russian: Chigirin) is a town in Cherkasy region in central Ukraine with a population of about 12,900. Cherkasy (Черкаська область, Cherkas’ka oblast’ in Ukrainian) is a region of central Ukraine. ...

Geography

• Located on the bank of Tyasmyn river.
• 49°5′ N 32°40′ E (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=49_5_N_32_40_E_)
• Altitude: 124 m above mean sea level

The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ...

History

In the first half of the 16th century, Chyhyryn is first mentioned as a fortified Cossack winter station. In 1592, after becoming the center of Chyhyryn county, the city was granted the Magdeburg rights. In 1638, Bohdan Khmelnytsky became its starosta (regional leader), and in 1648 became the newly elected hetman's residence and the capital of the Cossack state, the Zaporozhian Host. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... The Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of Turkey. ... Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ... The Magdeburg Rights (or Magdeburg law) were the laws of the Imperial Free City of Magdeburg during many centuries of the Holy Roman Empire, and possibly the most important set of Germanic medieval city laws. ... Events March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ... Bohdan Zynovii Mykhailovych Khmelnytskyi (Богдан Зиновій Михайлович Хмельницький in Polish as Bohdan Zenobi Chmielnicki; in Russian as Bogdan Khmelnitsky) ( 1595 – August 6, 1657) was a Ruthenian (arguably) noble, leader of the Zaporozhian Cossack Hetmanate, hetman of Ukraine, noted for his revolt against Poland (1648 – 1654) and the Treaty... The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (or The Republic of the Two Nations, Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów in Polish; Belarusian: Рэч Паспалі́тая) was a federal monarchy-republic formed by the Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, between 1569 and 1795. ... Events Peace treaty signed at Westphalia ends the Thirty Years War. ... Hetman (from Czech: hejtman, German: Hauptmann, Turkish: Ataman) was the title of the second highest military commander (after the monarch) used in 15th to 18th century Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, known from 1568 to 1795 as the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ...

In 1660, the capital was moved to Baturyn, and after Chyhyryn was raided by the Turks in 1678 it gradually lost its significance. It remained the center of the Chyhyryn regiment until 1712 and upon incorporation into the Russian Empire (1793) it became part of the Kiev region. Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ... Baturyn (Батурин in Ukrainian), is a town in Chernihiv region in central Ukraine with a population of about 3,600. ... Russo-Turkish War of 1676-1681, a war between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, caused by the spreading Turkish aggression in the second half of the 17th century. ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ... Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. ... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of Russian history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Kiev (Київ, Kyiv, in Ukrainian; Киев, Kiev, in Russian) is the capital and largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper river. ...

The Trinity Monastery, built near Chyhyryn in 1627, was later destroyed by the Soviet authorities. Other historical landmarks, such as the town hall and Khmelnytsky's palace, did not survive either and today there are only remnants of fortifications. Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... Soviet redirects here. ...

Other

Minor industry, such as food and furniture factories, exist in the town today.

The area code is +38 (04730).

External links

• Soviet topograpic map 1:100,000 (http://sunsite.berkeley.edu:8085/x-ussr/100k/M-36-102.jpg)