Petrykivka

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Petrykivka (disambiguation) .

Petrykivka
Петриківка
	Petrykivka
Basic data
Oblast :	Dnepropetrovsk Oblast
Rajon :	Petrykivka district
Height :	59 m
Area :	13.648 km²
Residents :	4,704 (2013)
Population density :	345 inhabitants per km²
Postcodes :	51800
Area code :	+380 5634
Geographic location :	48 ° 44 '  N , 34 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 43 '36 "  N , 34 ° 37' 53"  E
KOATUU :	1223755100
Administrative structure :	1 urban-type settlement , 3 villages
Address:	вул. Леніна 71 51800 смт Петриківка
Statistical information
Petrykivka

Petrykivka ( Ukrainian Петриківка ; Russian Петриковка Petrikowka ) is an urban-type settlement in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of Ukraine with 4,704 inhabitants (2013).

Painting from Petrykivka

Petrykivka is famous as a center of folk art and tradition, as well as an original style of decorative painting , which entered the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage as Petrikivka Painting in 2013 .

geography

The place is the administrative center of Petrykivka Raion and is located about 45 km northeast of the Dnipro Oblast center and 25 km north of Kamjanske . The village of Lobojkivka is 7 km southeast of Petrykivka.

In addition to Petrykivka, the settlement community also includes the villages Shovtnewe (Ukrainian Жовтневе ), Sotnyzke (Ukrainian Сотницьке ) and Chervonopartysanske (Ukrainian Червонопартизанське ).

history

According to a legend, the village was founded by the Cossack Petryk, who gave his protection to the serfs from several villages. The oldest written mention of Petrikovka comes from the year 1772. During the German occupation in World War II , Petryvka was the capital of the Petrikovka district within the Imperial Commissariat of Ukraine . The village received urban-type settlement status in 1957.

population

Population development

1959	1970	1979	1989	2001	2017
7,717	4,913	5,143	5,269	5,085	4,704

Source:

Personalities

• Tetjana Pata (1884–1976), artist of Petrykivka painting
• Nadija Bilokin (1894–1981), artist of Petrykivka painting
• Fedir Panko (1924–2007), artist of Petrykivka painting

Rajon

The Petrykivka Raion, which is administered from Petrykivka, has an area of ​​928 km² and a population of 25,700 inhabitants (2012). The population density of the Rajon is 28 inhabitants per km².

See also : List of Rajons of Dnepropetrovsk Oblast

Web links

• official website of Petrykivka Raion
• Petrykivka district

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Demography of Ukrainian cities on pop-stat.mashke.org
2. ↑ UNESCO Culture Sector
3. ↑ official website of ukrain. Government "Regions of Ukraine and their composition"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.