Opischnja
Opischnja | ||
Опішня | ||
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Oblast : | Poltava Oblast | |
Rajon : | Sinkiv Raion | |
Height : | no information | |
Area : | 10.41 km² | |
Residents : | 6.003 (2004) | |
Population density : | 577 inhabitants per km² | |
Postcodes : | 38164 | |
Area code : | +380 5353 | |
Geographic location : | 49 ° 57 ' N , 34 ° 36' E | |
KOATUU : | 5321355400 | |
Administrative structure : | 1 urban-type settlement , 6 villages | |
Address: | вул. Перемоги 3 38164 смт. Опішня |
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Opischnja ( Ukrainian Опішня ; Russian Опошня Oposchnja ) is an urban-type in Rayon Sinkiv the central Ukraine oblast Poltawa . It is located above the right bank of the Worskla River .
history
In 1658 the place was badly destroyed in the course of a Cossack uprising. As early as 1786, 200 potters were working in the place .
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Infrastructure and economy
The settlement council municipality is divided into the place itself and the six surrounding villages Wasky ( Васьки ) Wilchowe ( Вільхове ) Dibrova ( Діброва ) Karabasiwka ( Карабазівка ) Miski Mlyny ( Міські Млини ) and Jablutschne ( Яблучне ). Opischnja is known nationwide for its traditional pottery . The Ukrainian National Museum of Ceramic Art and a Research Institute of Ceramics are located in Opizhnya . The place is on the regional road P-17 between Poltava and Ochtyrka or Sumy .
Personalities
- Place of activity of the potter Fedir Tscherwinka
- Place of activity of the potter Wasyl Porsnyj
- Place of activity of the ceramic artist Jurih Lebishchak (1893–1927)
Web links
- Map of the place and the surrounding area
- Photo of a potter
- President Yushchenko in front of a pottery sculpture in Opischnja (August 2005)
literature
- I. Ju. Horobez (І.Ю. Горобець): Opischnja, Reshetylivka (Опішня, Решетилівка). Kiev (Київ) 1972.