Medvidka
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Medvidka
Медвідка | |
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 church of St. Martyr Paraskeva Pyatnitsa | |
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  Medvidka  Medvidka | |
| Coordinates: 49°22′48″N 28°27′36″E / 49.38000°N 28.46000°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Vinnytsia Oblast |
| Raion | Vinnytsia Raion |
| Hromada | Stryzhavka urban hromada |
| Founded | 1600 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,001 km2 (773 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 400 |
| • Density | 0.20/km2 (0.52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 23216 |
| Area code | +380 432 |
| KOATUU | 0520682606 |
| KATOTTH | UA05020230050035361 |
Medvidka (Ukrainian: Медвідка, IPA: [medʲʋʲidkɐ] ⓘ, Polish: Medwidka) is a village in Ukraine, Vinnytsia Oblast, Vinnytsia Raion, Stryzhavka urban hromada, located in the historic region of Podolia, now located in southwestern Ukraine. Population: 400 (2001 estimate).
History
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The village is founded in 1600. First written mention 1616[1]
The village has preserved and is actively working, the ancient wooden church of St. Martyr Paraskeva Pyatnitsa from the 17th century, which the villagers built at their own expense in 1679, and named in honor of the holy great martyr Paraskeva of Iconium.The church building is an architectural monument[2] of local importance located in Vinnytsia Raion (district).[3]
Perheps, the village Medvidka had a former name - Медвѣдовка (Medviedovka), since it is indicated on the military-topographic map of the prominent geodesist and cartographer Friedrich von Schubert and his co-author Tuchkov P.A. (1863). The name "Medwedowka" is also present on the Austro-Hungarian map of 1890 - 1910 (46-49 p.).
In the forest behind the Medvidka, not far from the hidden road between Mizyakivska Slobidka and Pavlivka, was the jews Stryzhavka ghetto.[4][5]
On September 26, 2017, a fire broke out at an ammunition depot in Kalynivka, which caused significant damage to the village Medvidka. Several houses destroyed,[6] many houses damaged. A Primary school was almost destroyed.[7]
Geography
[edit]Medvidka occupies a lowland on the left side of the Southern Bug River, which flows one verst from the village. A small river Stavyshche (also known as river Medvedivka or river Vedmezha), flows through the village.
References
[edit]- ^ "Сальницький старостинський округ: Онлайн подорож селами Калинівської громади". kalynivka-mr.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ "Пам'ятки архітектури Вінницького району", Вікіпедія (in Ukrainian), 2022-03-22, retrieved 2025-05-26
- ^ "Вінниччина туристична: краєзнавчий довідник. Tourist Vinnychyna: ethnography guide". Вінницька обласна універсальна наукова бібліотека імені Валентина Отамановського (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ "The EHRI Portal". portal.ehri-project.eu. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "Strizhavka Ghetto". database.factgrid.de. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "Доки господиня в лікарні, їй споруджують житло". www.golos.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ^ "Зруйновану снарядами школу у Медвідці відремонтували? Неправда! - 20 хвилин". vn.20minut.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-26.
External links
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