Biloziria ( uk, Білозір'я) is a big village (''selo'') in central
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. It is located in
Cherkasy Raion
Cherkasy Raion ( uk, Черкаський район, translit.: ''Cherkas'kyi raion'') is a raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast. It is located in the central part of Cherkasy oblast, and the center of the raion is the city of Cherkasy. The popul ...
(
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
) of
Cherkasy Oblast
Cherkasy Oblast ( uk, Черка́ська о́бласть, Cherkaska oblast, ), also referred to as Cherkashchyna ( uk, Черка́щина, ) is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine located along the Dnieper River. The administrative center ...
(
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
) southwest from the city of
Cherkasy
Cherkasy ( uk, Черка́си, ) is a city in central Ukraine. Cherkasy is the Capital city, capital of Cherkasy Oblast (Oblast, province), as well as the administrative center of Cherkasky Raion (Raion, district) within the oblast. The c ...
. It hosts the administration of
Biloziria rural hromada
Biloziria ( uk, Білозір'я) is a big village (''selo'') in central Ukraine. It is located in Cherkasy Raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast (province) southwest from the city of Cherkasy. It hosts the administration of Biloziria rural hromad ...
, one of the
hromada
A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...
s of Ukraine.
History
The village is mentioned as a town in the "Tales about populated localities of Kiev Governorate" of 1864 by
Lavrentiy Polkhylevych Lavrentiy (russian: Лаврентий) is a Russian masculine given name.
*Lavrentiy Beria, Soviet politician
*Lavrentiy Tsanava, Soviet politician
See also
*Lavrenti (given name)
*Lavrentis (name)
*Laurentius (disambiguation)
Laurentius is a ...
and the fact that existed before 1710.
Further reading
* (1972). ''Історіа міст і сіл Української CCP – Черкаська область (
The History of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR
''The History of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR'' ( uk, Історія міст і сіл Української РСР) is a Ukrainian encyclopedia, published in 26 volumes. It provides knowledge about the history of all populated places ...
–
Cherkasy Oblast
Cherkasy Oblast ( uk, Черка́ська о́бласть, Cherkaska oblast, ), also referred to as Cherkashchyna ( uk, Черка́щина, ) is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine located along the Dnieper River. The administrative center ...
)'', Kiev.
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Villages in Cherkasy Raion