Vyshenky, Chernihiv Oblast

Vyshenky (Ukrainian: Ви́шеньки, romanized: Vyshenky; also Vishenki, German: Wischenka; also called Vishenka in connection with the Hutterites) is a small village in Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine. The population is about 500 people. The village is located on the right bank of the Desna River. It belongs to Korop urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

Vyshenky
Ви́шеньки
Village
Vyshenky
Vyshenky is located in Chernihiv Oblast
Vyshenky
Vyshenky
Vyshenky is located in Ukraine
Vyshenky
Vyshenky
Coordinates: 51.643°N 33.063°E / 51.643; 33.063
Country Ukraine
OblastChernihiv Oblast Chernihiv
RaionKoropskyi

The village played an important role in the history of the Hutterites, because all Hutterites lived there from 1770 to 1802. They were invited to settle there by Peter Alexandrovich Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky (1725–1796), a Russian general, who was governor of the Ukraine, which was at that time called "New Russia".[2][3]

Until 18 July 2020, Vyshenky belonged to Korop Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five. The area of Korop Raion was merged into Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion.[4][5]

References
  1. "Коропская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. Vyshenka (Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine) at Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
  3. John A. Hostetler: Hutterite Society, Baltimore, MD, 1974, page 91.
  4. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
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