Stavysche
Encyclopedia
Stavishche is a town
in the Kiev Oblast
(province
) of central Ukraine
, on the Hnylyi Tikych river. It's the administrative center of Stavyschenskyi Raion. Population is 7,929 (2001).. It was first mentioned in historical documents in 1622, when it was under Polish rule. In 1635 it was granted the rights of Magdeburg law. The town joined the Khmelnytsky Uprising
and became a company center of Bila Tserkva
regiment. In 1655 Bohdan Khmelnytsky
engaged the Tatars in battle at Stavyshche. A decade later the town was the center of the Varenytsia Uprising. Its inhabitants did not accept the town’s return to Polish rule (1667) and rebelled repeatedly in the course of the next century (1702—04, 1730s, 1750s). With the partition of Poland in 1793, Stavyshche was annexed by Russia
, and became part of Tarashcha county in the Kiev Governorate
. In the 19th century it acquired a distillery, flour mill, and brick factory. By 1900 its population had reached 8500. Today the town has an a construction company, and a food industry.
Stavische had devastating pogroms during the period of civil unrest following the 1917 Russian Revolution also.
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...
in the Kiev Oblast
Kiev Oblast
Kyiv Oblast, sometimes written as Kiev Oblast is an oblast in central Ukraine.The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kyiv , also being the capital of Ukraine...
(province
Oblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
) of central 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...
, on the Hnylyi Tikych river. It's the administrative center of Stavyschenskyi Raion. Population is 7,929 (2001).. It was first mentioned in historical documents in 1622, when it was under Polish rule. In 1635 it was granted the rights of Magdeburg law. The town joined the Khmelnytsky Uprising
Khmelnytsky Uprising
The Khmelnytsky Uprising, was a Cossack rebellion in the Ukraine between the years 1648–1657 which turned into a Ukrainian war of liberation from Poland...
and became a company center of Bila Tserkva
Bila Tserkva
Bila Tserkva is a city located on the Ros' River in the Kiev Oblast in central Ukraine, approximately south of the capital, Kiev. Population 203,300 Area 34 km².-Administrative status:...
regiment. In 1655 Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
Bohdan Zynoviy Mykhailovych Khmelnytsky was a hetman of the Zaporozhian Cossack Hetmanate of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth . He led an uprising against the Commonwealth and its magnates which resulted in the creation of a Cossack state...
engaged the Tatars in battle at Stavyshche. A decade later the town was the center of the Varenytsia Uprising. Its inhabitants did not accept the town’s return to Polish rule (1667) and rebelled repeatedly in the course of the next century (1702—04, 1730s, 1750s). With the partition of Poland in 1793, Stavyshche was annexed by Russia
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
, and became part of Tarashcha county in the Kiev Governorate
Kiev Governorate
Kiev Governorate , or Government of Kiev, was an administrative division of the Russian Empire.The governorate was established in 1708 along with seven other governorates and was transformed into a viceroyalty in 1781...
. In the 19th century it acquired a distillery, flour mill, and brick factory. By 1900 its population had reached 8500. Today the town has an a construction company, and a food industry.
Stavische had devastating pogroms during the period of civil unrest following the 1917 Russian Revolution also.