Sedniv ( Ukrainian: Седнів,

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. Located in

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, Sedniv is the seat of the Sedniv settlement hromada, one of Ukraine's 435 settlement

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s. It has a population of Sedniv is famous for being the hometown of the

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s. The population of Sedniv suffered heavily from the

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, or Ukrainian Famine, causing it to lose its

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status in 1932. More than 25 years later, in 1959, Sedniv was restored to a ton. Sedniv is located at the historic site of the Ruthenian city of Snovsk, then part of

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, which was destroyed by the Tatars in 1239. It is unknown when the town changed its name from Snovsk to Sedniv. In 1648-1781 it was a district (sotnia) seat of the Chernihiv region (polk).

History

Prehistory

Modern researchers trace the history of Sedniv to the Danish settlement of Seden, from which the city got its name. When the territories of the modern-day Chernihiv region were captured by the

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, Sedniv was renamed to Snovesk ().

Kievan Rus'

The settlement is first mentioned in chronicles as an ancient fortress city of Snovsk. In 1068, Prince Sviatoslav with three thousand soldiers defeated 12 000 soldier

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army near Snovsk. The name comes from the River Snov (''"sleep" - wash, bathe)''. Folk legend tells other versions of the town's name: "The devastating hordes of the Crimean Tatars attacked Snovsk, but could not take the city-fortress. The Tatars then called the city of Snovsk "Sidnaame"(сидняме), which translated from Tatar language as if to mean ''evil and brave''. Hence - Sedniv." From 10th to 11th centuries, Snovsk was one of the strongholds of

, the center of a separate administrative unit - Snovskian Thousand. From 12th to 13th centuries, Snovsk was a part of the Chernihiv principality that was later destroyed by Tatars invaders in 1239. In the mid-14th century, the city was incorporated into the

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Cossack Hetmanate

Between 1648 and 1781 - Sedniv was a

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town of the

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, and later - the parish town of

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before being incorporated into

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in 1802. The town also housed the Sedniv Regiment for a short time in 1659. At the end of the 17th century, Sedniv became a chattel of the Cossack

Russian Empire

In the middle of the 19th century, the town was divided into two parts: Mills and Tanners. A thriving regional center of tannery, by 1859 Sedniv had 10 tanneries,

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and candle manufactories, as well as 11 mills.

Ukrainian People's Republic

In 1917, Sedniv became part of newly created

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. During the Ukrainian-Soviet War the town was captured by Russian troops on January 20, 1918, and was retaken by joint German and Ukrainian armies on March 18, 1918. Soviet-aligned Bohun Cossack Regiment attacked the town on January 10, 1919, annexing it into

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. 25 UPR soldiers died in the battle; their remains were buried at the local cemetery.

Soviet era

Soviet administration was established in August 1920 with the formation of Sedniv Village Council. During the post-war administrative reform, the town became part of

's Horodnia Raion. Sedniv was heavily hit by the

. As the town's inhabitants heavily resisted Soviet collectivization policies, the town was included into the Soviet black boards. At least 145 people perished during this period, and the town itself was downgraded into a village.

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russian forces entered Sedniv in early morning hours of February 24, 2022. The town was initially used as staging area for further Russian advances in Chernihiv Oblast; according to locals, Russian forces came in three waves. Local inhabitants reported excessive looting and intimidation by Russian forces; according to local culturologists, a number of places of historical and architectural significance were either damaged or outright destroyed. Days before the Russian army pulled back from north Ukraine, local media reported that on-the-ground military units were burning corpses of their fallen in a local starch factory furnaces. Until 26 January 2024, Sedniv was designated

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. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Sedniv became a rural settlement.

Administrative

The village is on the list of historic settlements of Ukraine approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in 2001.

Geography

The village is located on the River Snov, and sits about 25 km from the railway station in

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Demographics

Population data

Population distribution by native language (2001)

Culture

Historical sites

* St. George's Church, a wooden church built on or before 1747 * Remains of Sedniv's ancient city walls * Lyzohub Manor (Kamianytsia Lyzohub), a 17th-century manor formerly belonging to Coloner Iakov Lyzohub of

* Church of the Resurrection of the Christ, Lyzohubs' family crypt, constructed in 1690 * Chernihiv Energy MuseumВ Седневе открыли уникальный музей энергетики
gorod.cn.ua, 22 грудня 2015

Education

During the Soviet era, the Lyzohub Manor was converted into an elementary school by the regional government. A new educational complex, consisting of a kindergarten and a secondary school, was constructed in 2012.

Gallery

File:Kamenitsa in Sednev (Ukraine).JPG, Church of the Resurrection File:Кам'яниця Лизогубів. Вид з північного сходу..JPG, Lyzohub Family Manor File:Kamenica in Sednev (Ukraine).JPG, Lyzohub Family Manor File:Sunrise at Sednev (Ukraine).jpg, Sunrise in Sedniv File:Седнів. Альтанка.JPG, Hlibov's Gazebo File:Чарівна мить жовтневого світанку.jpg, Hlibov's Gazebo in 2018 File:Аркадій Казка 01.jpg, Monument to Andrii Kazka File:Смт.Седнiв. Садиба Лизогуба.JPG, Lyzohub Family Manor File:Річка Снов.jpg, River Snov File:Вид на Седнів з р.Снов.jpg, View on Sedniv from river Snov File:Георгіївська церква в Седневі.jpg, St. George's Church in Sedniv (2012) File:Воскресенська церква в Седневі.jpg, Church of the Resurrection with a bell tower in Sedniv File:Седнівський НВК.jpg, New Sedniv school File:Вид на р. Снов з Седнева.jpg, View on river Snov from the Sedniv observation deck File:Вид на Седнів.jpg, View on churches from river Snov

References

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