Vepryk, Kyiv Oblast

Rural locality in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Place
Vepryk
Веприк
Flag of Vepryk
Flag
Coat of arms of Vepryk
Coat of arms
50°06′24″N 29°48′21″E / 50.10667°N 29.80583°E / 50.10667; 29.80583
Country
Oblast
Raion
 Ukraine
 Kyiv Oblast
Fastiv Raion
First mentioned1917
Area
 • Total4.92 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Elevation
173 m (568 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total1,053
 • Density210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Postal code
08531
Area code+380 4565

Vepryk (Ukrainian: Веприк) is a selo in Ukraine, in Fastiv Raion of Kyiv Oblast. It belongs to Fastiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The village has a population of 1,053. It is famous for being the place where Ukrainian composer Kyrylo Stetsenko died. His house is a currently a museum, and there is monument on his grave.

In the 19th century, a Jewish colony was founded in the village of Vepryk, an exemplary one for Jewish farmers.

References

  1. ^ "Фастовская городская громада". Gromada.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
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