Putyvl
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Putyvl
Путивль | |
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Prokudin-Gorskiy , start of 1900s | |
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  Putyvl Location in Ukraine  Putyvl Putyvl (Sumy Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 51°19′N 33°52′E / 51.317°N 33.867°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Sumy Oblast |
| Raion | Konotop Raion |
| First mentioned | 1146 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.5 km2 (3.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 14,886 |
Putyvl or Putivl (Ukrainian: Пути́вль, IPA: [pʊˈtɪu̯lʲ] ⓘ; Russian: Пути́вль, IPA: [pʊˈtʲivlʲ])[1] is a city in Sumy Oblast, in north-east Ukraine. The city served as the administrative center of Putyvl Raion until the administrative reform in 2018; now it is under the jurisdiction of Konotop Raion. Population: 14,886 (2022 estimate).[2]
History
One of the original
Lay of Igor's Campaign and Alexander Borodin's opera Prince Igor
.
After the
Muscovite Russia. During the Time of Troubles, the town became the centre of Ivan Bolotnikov's uprising and briefly a base for the False Dmitry I forces. It was occupied by Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
between 1607 and 1619.
Putyvl was part of
Second World War, Putyvl was under German occupation between 10 September 1941 and 3 September 1943. Soviet partisans led by Sydir Kovpak participated in guerrilla warfare
against the Germans in the forests all over Northern Ukraine.
During the
2022 Russian invasion, Russian troops occupied the city during their offensive towards Konotop in 27 February 2022. It was liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces on 2 April 2022.[4]
Architecture
The main architectural monument of Putivl is the Molchansky Monastery, which dates largely to the 17th century. The foundations of its three-domed cathedral, dedicated to the Nativity of the
Muscovite architecture
, especially in detailing and sculptural decor.
Apart from the monastery, Putyvl also possesses the
Cossack Baroque church of St. Nicholas (1735–37) and the Saviour Cathedral, a singular hybrid of Ukrainian and Russian church architecture, started in 1617 and incorporating such typically Muscovite features as onion domes
. Remaining parts of 17th-century fortifications are visible close at hand; these include the gates and several towers, one of which was built up into a bell tower in 1700.
Gallery
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Historic shops in the old town -
Former crafts school in Putyvl -
Main street -
Holy Spirit Cathedral -
St. Nicholas Church -
Princess Yaroslavna monument
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References
- ^ Frank Sysyn. Between Poland and the Ukraine: The Dilemma of Adam Kysil, 1600-1653. - P. 25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ (in Ukrainian) – via Wikisource.
- ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, APRIL 6". Institute for the Study of War (Press release). Apr 6, 2022.
External links
Media related to Putyvl at Wikimedia Commons
