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List Of Cemeteries In Kyiv
From long ago, noble residents of Kyiv were buried in monasteries, cathedrals, churches and their churchyards: the Church of the Tithes, Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv, St. Sophia's Cathedral, St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, Vydubychi Monastery, Church of the Saviour at Berestove, St. Cyril's Monastery, Kyiv, St. Cyril's Monastery, Brotherhood Monastery, Ascension Convent (Kyiv), Florivsky Convent, etc. The places of burials were the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (Kyiv Monastery of the Caves), its Near Caves, Near and Far Caves, its Holy Dormition Cathedral. The first mention of cemeteries for mass burials in Kyiv dates back to the end of the 17th century. The plague epidemic of the 1770s was the reason for the creation of the first city cemeteries: Podil (Shchekavytsia Cemetery, Shchekavytsia, City) (on Shchekavytsia hill, liquidated in the 1930s) and Kudriavets Cemetery, Kudriavets (Old City) (in the estate of the Ascension Church, liquidated in the 1930s). In 1786, the cemetery at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cemetery At Berkovets
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many dead people are buried or otherwise entombed. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek ) implies that the land is specifically designated as a burial ground and originally applied to the Roman catacombs. The term ''graveyard'' is often used interchangeably with cemetery, but a graveyard primarily refers to a burial ground within a churchyard. The intact or cremated remains of people may be interred in a grave, commonly referred to as burial, or in a tomb, an "above-ground grave" (resembling a sarcophagus), a mausoleum, a columbarium, a niche, or another edifice. In Western cultures, funeral ceremonies are often observed in cemeteries. These ceremonies or rites of passage differ according to cultural practices and religious beliefs. Modern cemeteries often include crematoria, and some grounds previously used for both continue as crematori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bykivnia Cemetery
The Bykivnia graves () are a National Historic Memorial next to the former village of Bykivnia (, ) within Kyiv woodland, Bykivnia Forest. During the Stalinist period in the Soviet Union, it was one of the unmarked mass grave sites where the NKVD, the Soviet secret police, disposed of thousands of murdered " enemies of the Soviet state". Bykivnia as a residential place still exists as a locality with the same Bykivnia Forest. The National Memorial is located across Brovarskyi Prospect from Bykivnia, next to the former Rybne Soviet fishery in the thick of the woods. The number of dead bodies buried there is estimated between "dozens of thousand", to 30,000,"Ukraine reburies 2,000 victims of Stalin's rule" Reuters. 27 October 2007 to 100,000. Some estimate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratske Cemetery 86 Full
Bratske (, ) is a rural settlement in Voznesensk Raion in the north of Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Bratske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: Bratske is located on the banks of the Mertvovid, a right tributary of the Southern Bug. History Bratske was founded by Zaporozhian Cossacks in the 18th century. In the 1860s, it belonged to Yelisavetgradsky Uyezd of Kherson Governorate On 16 April 1920, Kherson Governorate was renamed Nikolayev Governorate, and on 21 October 1922, it was merged into Odessa Governorate. In 1923, uyezds in Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic were abolished, and the governorates were divided into okruhas. In 1923, Bratske Raion with the administrative center located in Bratske was established. It belonged to Lyzavethrad Okruha (in 1924 renamed Zinovievsk Okruha). In 1925, the governorates were abolished, and okruhas were directly subordinated to Ukrainian SSR. In 1930, okruhas were abolished, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratske Cemetery
Bratske (, ) is a rural settlement in Voznesensk Raion in the north of Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Bratske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: Bratske is located on the banks of the Mertvovid, a right tributary of the Southern Bug. History Bratske was founded by Zaporozhian Cossacks in the 18th century. In the 1860s, it belonged to Yelisavetgradsky Uyezd of Kherson Governorate On 16 April 1920, Kherson Governorate was renamed Nikolayev Governorate, and on 21 October 1922, it was merged into Odessa Governorate. In 1923, uyezds in Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic were abolished, and the governorates were divided into okruhas. In 1923, Bratske Raion with the administrative center located in Bratske was established. It belonged to Lyzavethrad Okruha (in 1924 renamed Zinovievsk Okruha). In 1925, the governorates were abolished, and okruhas were directly subordinated to Ukrainian SSR. In 1930, okruhas were abolished, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darnytskyi District
Darnytskyi District is an Urban districts of Ukraine, urban district of the Ukraine, Ukrainian capital city, capital Kyiv. It is the southeastern district of Kyiv, located on the left bank of the Dnipro river. It borders the Holosiivskyi District of the city to its west, across the river, Dniprovskyi District, Kyiv, Dniprovskyi District of city to its north, and the Brovary Raion of the Kyiv Oblast to its east and Boryspil Raion of Kyiv Oblast to its east and south. The population of the city raion is estimated around 348,000 inhabitants. Historical background Although the exact date of establishment of the area is not known, there is evidence that during the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, a Neolithic settlement existed near lake ''Sviatyshche'' (). During the 9th century, Darnytsia was an important centre of the Kyivan Rus', where ambassadors and delegations from other powers were housed while waiting to meet the ''Knyaz, kniaz'' and offer gifts. This gave the area its name ''Darnytsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bortnychi Cemetery
Bortnychi () is a historic neighbourhood in the southern part of Kyiv. Its southern and eastern boundaries are bordered with forests. Now Bortnychi is included in the Darnytsia Raion. In 1969 parts of Bortnychi were designated for new villages of Shchaslyve and Prolisky Prolisky () is a settlement on the eastern edge of the city of Kyiv, in Boryspil Raion, Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine. It belongs to Prystolychna rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The name of the village is derived from the Ukrainian word .... External links Bortnychii''Wiki-Encyclopedia Kyiv'' Neighborhoods in Kyiv {{KyivCity-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sviatoshynskyi District
Sviatoshynskyi District is an urban district in the city of Kyiv located at the western part of city. The district was created in 2001 after renaming the former Leningrad District. It borders four other districts in Kyiv such as Podilskyi District, Obolonskyi District, Solomianskyi District, Shevchenkivskyi District as well as Bucha Raion that administratively is part of Kyiv Oblast. It takes its name from the historical neighbourhood of Sviatoshyn, named for the 12th century Prince Mykola Sviatosha.. Historical neighborhoods The district includes number of neighborhoods: Sviatoshyn, Borshchahivka, Akademmistechko, Aviamistechko, Bilychi, Bratska Borshchahivka, Berkovets, Nyvky 4, Bilychi, Novobilichi, Katerynivka, Zhovtneve, Mykilska Borshchahivka, Pivdenna Borshchahivka, Mykhailivska Borshchahivka, Peremoha and Galagany. Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion Historically the district was referred to as Leninhradskyi and was renamed on 27 April 2001 after one of its neighbourhoods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bilychi Cemetery
Bilychi (, ) is a village ( selo) in Sambir Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Staryi Sambir urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The village is divided between Bilychi North (by the Bilychi River) and Bilychi South, below the brook, heading towards Jabłonka. During the Interwar period, when the settlement was part of the Lwów Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic. Until 18 July 2020, Bilychi belonged to Staryi Sambir Raion Staryi Sambir Raion () was a raion (district) in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was the city of Staryi Sambir. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the nu .... The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Staryi Sambir Raion was merged into Sambir Raion. References Villages in Sambir Raion {{Lviv-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
