Country Ukraine Raion Zvenyhorodka | Oblast Cherkasy Local time Sunday 10:25 AM | |
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Moryntsi (Ukrainian: Моринці) is a village (selo) in central Ukraine. It is located in the Zvenyhorodka Raion (district) of the Cherkasy Oblast (province), approximately 35 km from the raion's administrative center, Zvenyhorodka.
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Map of Moryntsi, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine
The great Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko was born in Moryntsi in 1814. The peasant house in which he was born has been restored and functions as a museum of his life.
History
Remains of the Chernyakhov culture have been found in the area of Moryntsi. The first recorded mention of the settlement was in 1648.
References
Moryntsi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA