Kaniv
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Kaniv
Канів | |
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Coordinates: 49°45′N 31°28′E / 49.750°N 31.467°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Cherkasy Oblast |
Raion | Cherkasy Raion |
Hromada | Kaniv urban hromada |
First mentioned | 1078 |
City rights | 1796 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ihor Ren'kas |
Area | |
• Total | 17.42 km2 (6.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 101 m (331 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 23,172 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
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Postal code | 19000—19009 |
Area code | +380 4736 |
Sister cities | Viersen, Sonoma, Lambersart, Człuchów |
Website | Official government website, City website |
Kaniv (Ukrainian: Канів) is a city in Cherkasy Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. The city rests on the Dnieper River, and is one of the main inland river ports on the Dnieper. It is an urban hromada of Ukraine.[2] Population: 23,172 (2022 estimate).[1]
Kaniv is a historical town that was founded in the 11th century by Kievan prince Yaroslav the Wise.[citation needed] The city is known today mostly for the burial site of Taras Shevchenko, the great Ukrainian poet and artist.
Picturesque and ancient, Kaniv was once one of the largest cities of
Industry in the city includes
History
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The city's date of establishment is unknown. It was first mentioned in the
Archaeological excavations indicated that earlier Slavic settlement already existed near Kaniv before the 10th century.[3] Also, some documents indicate the existence of the Holy Dormition Kaniv monastery in the 11th century.[3][4]
There is no definite information on the source and meaning of the city's name; supposedly its name is derived from the personal nickname Kanya ('buzzard').[5] Mykola Yanko in his Toponymic dictionary of Ukraine says that the name is derived from Turkish word meaning the place of khan. There are other hypotheses on the city's name.
From mid-12th century Kaniv became a big city and played prominent role in the Kievan Rus' (Ruthenian state) where it was a center of an apanage principality within the principality of Kyiv. Until the 13th century, the central part of Kaniv was so called "Hellenic town" located at the Moskovka Mountain.[3]
According to popular historic sources, in 1239 the city was conquered and razed by the Mongols.[3]
Kaniv has been mentioned in report of
In 1431, it became part of the Lithuanian
In 1648-78, the city was center of the
were killed.In 1775 Kaniv became a personal property of the King of Poland
During the later stages of
In 1978, Oleksa Hirnyk burned himself to death, on a hill near Shevchenko's tomb in protest of Russification. In 2007, he was honored as a Hero of Ukraine.
Rebuilt in 1966–70, since 1972 the Dormition Cathedral building was housing the newly established Kaniv folk art museum. After dissolution of the Soviet Union, the church was passed to the Easter Orthodox community of Moscow Patriarchate, while the museum was relocated to another former religious building that used to belong to the Ukrainian Order of Saint Basil the Great.
Until 18 July 2020, Kaniv was designated as a city of oblast significance and did not belong to Kaniv Raion even though it was the center of the raion. As part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Cherkasy Oblast to four, the city was merged into Cherkasy Raion.[6][7]
Population
Language
Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[8]
Language | Percentage |
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Ukrainian | 88.43% |
Russian | 11.24% |
other/undecided | 0.33% |
Administrative status
Kaniv is the
Landmarks and monuments
- Taras Hill — burial site of Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko
- Grave and museum of Taras Shevchenko
- Monument to Oleg Koshevoy, a hero of the Soviet Union
- Museum of Arkady Gaidar
- Kaniv Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPS)
- Second World War Memorial Park;
- Monument to St. Makariy of Kaniv;
- Alley of Glory (Park Slavy);
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Kaniv is
City | Country | Year of Signing |
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Viersen, North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany | |
Sonoma, California | United States | |
Lambersart, Nord-Pas-de-Calais | France | |
Człuchów | Poland |
See also
Gallery
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The "1787 fireworks in honor of Catherine II" by Jan Bogumi Plersz
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Catherine II leaving Kaniv in 1787, Jan Bogumił Plersch.
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The 19th century postcard reads in Russian "Our Ukraine. View from the Shevchenko's grave"
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Dnieper River in Kaniv
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Kaniv folk art museum (formerly school of the Order of Saint Basil the Great)
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Taras Shevchenko museum
References
- Notes
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Канівська територіальна громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Vermenych, Ya., Bon, O. Kaniv (КАНІВ), Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine (2007).
- ^ Shevchenko National Reserve (Шевченківський національний заповідник ). Shevchenko National Reserve website.
- ^ E.M. Pospelov, Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira (Moscow, 1998), p. 186.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/ [bare URL]
- Bibliography
- (1972) Історіа міст і сіл Української CCP - Черкаська область (History of Towns and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR - Cherkasy Oblast), Kyiv. (in Ukrainian)
- Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
External links
- Volodymyr Kubijovyč, Kaniv in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- JewUa.org - History of Jewish community in Kaniv