Dykanka
Dykanka Диканька | |||
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Landscape with church St. Trinity | |||
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Location of Dykanka within the Ukraine | |||
Dykanka Location of Dykanka | |||
Coordinates: 49°49′14″N 34°31′47″E / 49.82056°N 34.52972°ECoordinates: 49°49′14″N 34°31′47″E / 49.82056°N 34.52972°E | |||
Country | Ukraine | ||
Oblast | Poltava Oblast | ||
Raion | Dykanskyi Raion | ||
Founded | 1658 | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 11.74 km2 (4.53 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 72 m (236 ft) | ||
Population (2015) | |||
• Total | 7,789 | ||
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Postal code | 38502[1] | ||
Area code(s) | 5351 | ||
Licence plate | BI |
Dykanka (Ukrainian: Диканька) is the urban settlement in Dykanskyi Raion (district), Poltava Oblast (province) of central Ukraine. Its population is 7,789 (2015 est.)[2].
The settlement is located 29 km (18 mi) from the rail station in Poltava.
History
Dykanka was first mentioned in 1658 as a small village, though the area was populated for centuries.
Within modern Dykanka at different times had traces of settlements of Scythians. Also found the remains of a settlement from the ashes. Found the remains of two settlements VII-VI centuries BC.
In 1430 the land got 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″.
It has held the status of urban-type settlement since 1957.
Dykanka is the location of the short story collection Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka by Nikolai Gogol.
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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The bell tower of St. Nicholas Church. Architect Luigi Rusca, 1810-1827
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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
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Oaks time Ivan Mazepa and Pushkin
References
- ↑ Ukrainian Zip Codes
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
External links
- "Dikanka" (news of Dikanka, events, weather, all in English and Russian language)