Staryi Chortoryisk
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Staryi Chortoryisk
Старий Чорторийськ Czartorysk • Stary Czartorysk | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°13′27″N 25°52′57″E / 51.22417°N 25.88250°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Volyn |
Raion | Kamin-Kashyrskyi Raion |
Founded | 1100 |
Area | |
• Total | 2,550 km2 (980 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,829 |
Website | Ukrainian Parliament website |
Staryi Chortoryisk (
One of the most ancient settlements of
On 26 August 1431 a truce was signed at Chortoryisk between the forces of
The current village of Staryi Chortoryisk was established in 1900, in place of the ancient settlement. Staryi Chortoryisk was site of a major battle between the Russian and German army in World War I. In both October 1915 and May 1919, there were major encounters between the two sides. Staryi Chortoryisk had a large Jewish population until World War I, when most of them fled to escape the fighting between the German and Russian army.
Among the prominent natives is the world-famous economist Rose Friedman (wife of Nobel Prize winner economist Milton Friedman), along with her brother, Law Professor Aaron Director who left for Oregon USA around 1913. The Directors were prominent members of the Jewish community in Staryi Chortoryisk . In addition, the famous Rubin (formerly Rabin) family is from Staryi Chortoryisk. The Polish playwright Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa was born in Staryi Chortoryisk.
The village's main landmark is the church of the Blackfriars, built in the Baroque style in 1741 to replace an earlier church from 1639.
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-880020-0.