Kapulivka

Kapulivka is a village of historical significance in the Nikopol Raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in Ukraine. The population is 2,053.[1]

The Dnieper riverside in Kapulivka

Geography

Kapulivka is situated on the right bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir. The distance to the raion center is about 20 km and passes by the N23 highway.

History

Kapulivka is a place where the Chortomlyk Sich was established in 1652 by kish otaman Fedir Lutay.[2][3]

A legendary kish otaman of the Zaporozhian Host Ivan Sirko was buried in Kapulivka in 1680.[4][5]

References
  1. "Офіційний портал Верховної Ради України". w1.c1.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  2. Gazeta.ua (2020-05-23). "Як знищили Чортомлицьку Січ". Gazeta.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  3. "Де козаки – там і сила". www.ukrinform.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  4. Katchanovski, Ivan; Kohut, Zenon E.; Nebesio, Bohdan Y.; Yurkevich, Myroslav (2013-07-11). Historical Dictionary of Ukraine. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7847-1.
  5. "Конфлікт навколо могили Івана Сірка на Нікопольщині". Радіо Свобода (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2020-06-11.

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