Drabiv
Encyclopedia
Drabiv is a small town (urban-type settlement
) located in Cherkasy oblast
, Ukraine
the capital of Drabiv raion
. Population - 6 888 (2007).
and later Pereyaslav Colonel Ivan Myrovych had taken lands with small khutir
, (which was there for a long time before) from a free military steppe
on the river Zolotonoshka. Myrovych appealed to Czar to issue him a deed for ownership of the estate. In 1691 he received the deed on the khutir with pond, forest, pastures and hayfields.
In 1707 khutir consisted of 7 houses. During the Northern war
Ivan Myrovych's son – Fedir Myrovych, together with Mazepa
went over to the Swedish side. After Sweden's defeat, in accordance with the decree issued by Peter I
in 1718, all estates of Myrovych’s family, including khutir Drabiv were transferred to duke
Kantakuzen.
In 1738 widow of Kantakuzen handed Drabiv over to the Czar Treasury.
In 1775 Catherine II
granted Drabiv into eternal and hereditary possession of count Peter Zavadovsky
.
In 1843 Zavadovsky family sold Drabiv to Baryatynsky.
In 1848 Drabiv was granted the status of a market town
, it becomes the volost
center with 4700 residents.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
) located in Cherkasy oblast
Cherkasy Oblast
Cherkasy Oblast is an oblast of central Ukraine located along the Dnieper River. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Cherkasy).-Geography:...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
the capital of Drabiv raion
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
. Population - 6 888 (2007).
History
The first written mention about Drabiv was made in 1680th year, when rich cossackCossack
Cossacks are a group of predominantly East Slavic people who originally were members of democratic, semi-military communities in what is today Ukraine and Southern Russia inhabiting sparsely populated areas and islands in the lower Dnieper and Don basins and who played an important role in the...
and later Pereyaslav Colonel Ivan Myrovych had taken lands with small khutir
Khutor
Khutor or khutir is usually taken to refer to a single-homestead rural settlement of Eastern Europe.In Cossack-settled lands that encompassed today's Ukraine, Kuban, and the lower Don river basin the word khutor was used to describe new settlements which had detached themselves from stanitsas...
, (which was there for a long time before) from a free military steppe
Steppe
In physical geography, steppe is an ecoregion, in the montane grasslands and shrublands and temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biomes, characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes...
on the river Zolotonoshka. Myrovych appealed to Czar to issue him a deed for ownership of the estate. In 1691 he received the deed on the khutir with pond, forest, pastures and hayfields.
In 1707 khutir consisted of 7 houses. During the Northern war
Great Northern War
The Great Northern War was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in northern Central Europe and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swedish alliance were Peter I the Great of Russia, Frederick IV of...
Ivan Myrovych's son – Fedir Myrovych, together with Mazepa
Ivan Mazepa
Ivan Stepanovych Mazepa , Cossack Hetman of the Hetmanate in Left-bank Ukraine, from 1687–1708. He was famous as a patron of the arts, and also played an important role in the Battle of Poltava where after learning of Peter I's intent to relieve him as acting Hetman of Ukraine and replace him...
went over to the Swedish side. After Sweden's defeat, in accordance with the decree issued by Peter I
Peter I of Russia
Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...
in 1718, all estates of Myrovych’s family, including khutir Drabiv were transferred to duke
Duke
A duke or duchess is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy...
Kantakuzen.
In 1738 widow of Kantakuzen handed Drabiv over to the Czar Treasury.
In 1775 Catherine II
Catherine II of Russia
Catherine II, also known as Catherine the Great , Empress of Russia, was born in Stettin, Pomerania, Prussia on as Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg...
granted Drabiv into eternal and hereditary possession of count Peter Zavadovsky
Pyotr Zavadovsky
Pyotr Zavadovsky, was a Russian favourite and the lover of Catherine the Great from 1776 to 1777.Count Zavadovsky was made secretary of Catherine in 1775 and official lover 2 January 1776. He is described as serious and cultivated and he is regarded to have been genuinely in love with Catherine...
.
In 1843 Zavadovsky family sold Drabiv to Baryatynsky.
In 1848 Drabiv was granted the status of a market town
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
, it becomes the volost
Volost
Volost was a traditional administrative subdivision in Eastern Europe.In earlier East Slavic history, volost was a name for the territory ruled by the knyaz, a principality; either as an absolute ruler or with varying degree of autonomy from the Velikiy Knyaz...
center with 4700 residents.
External links
- http://oblrada.ck.ua/drabiv/index.htm