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Korsun’-Shevchenkivs’kyi Корсунь-Шевченківський |
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A palace of the family of Lopukhinykh-Demydovykh in Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi.
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 Map of Ukraine with Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi highlighted. |
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 Korsun’-Shevchenkivs’kyi
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| Coordinates: 49°29′N 31°17′E / 49.483°N 31.283°ECoordinates: 49°29′N 31°17′E / 49.483°N 31.283°E | |||
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Country Oblast Raion |
 Ukraine Cherkasy OblastKorsun-Shevchenkivskyi |
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| First mentioned | 1032 | ||
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| • Total | 118.65 km2 (45.81 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 94 m (308 ft) | ||
| Population (2005) | |||
| • Total | 18,593 | ||
| • Density | 163/km2 (420/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 19400 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380 4735 | ||
| Sister cities | Gifhorn | ||
Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi (Ukrainian: Ко́рсунь-Шевче́нківський, Ukrainian pronunciation: [ˈkɔrsunʲ ʃɛwˈt͡ʃɛnkiwsʲkɪi̯], translit. Korsun’-Shevchenkivs’kyi; Polish: Korsuń Szewczenkowski) is a small city located in the Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. The city rests on the banks of the Ros' River, and is the administrative center of the Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi Raion (district).
The current estimated population is 18,593 (as of 2005[update]).
A fortress Korsun was founded in 1032 by the Kievan Rus' prince Yaroslav the Wise and served the protection of Kiev from Nomads from the southern steppe regions. The name of the city comes from the Greek city of Chersones (translated as Korsun) on the Crimean Peninsula. In 1240, Korsun was destroyed by Batu Khan. In 1584, a military base was established in the city.
In the early modern times the place belonged to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, during which another fortress was built and the city received the Magdeburg rights. In 1630, Cossack rebels led by Taras Fedorovych attacked the town and destroyed its Polish garrison. The town was razed by Polish forces during the 1637 Cossack rebellion led by Pavlo Pavliuk. In 1648, the Battle of Korsuń during the Khmelnytsky Uprising, took place here. In 1768, during the Koliyivschyna Rebellion, the Polish garrison was destroyed by the forces of Maksym Zalizniak.
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