Velyka Dymerka (Ukrainian: Велика Димерка) is a rural settlement in Brovary Raion (district) of Kyiv Oblast (province) in northern Ukraine. Velyka Dymerka hosts the administration of Velyka Dymerka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The settlement is one of the largest localities in Brovary Raion, with a permanent population of 10,074 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] It has a population of 9,418 (2022 estimate).[3]
Velyka Dymerka
Велика Димерка | |
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 Church of the Intercession in Velyka Dymerka | |
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| Coordinates: 50°35′34″N 30°54′37″E / 50.59278°N 30.91028°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kyiv Oblast |
| Raion | Brovary Raion |
| Hromada | Velyka Dymerka settlement hromada |
| Founded | 1552 |
| Town status | 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Anatoliy Bochkarov |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 10,105 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 07442 |
| Area code | +381 4594 |
| Website | [1] |
History
editVelyka Dymerka is first mentioned in written sources in 1552 as Dymerka (Ukrainian: Димерка), exempt from paying taxes because of its destruction in 1482 at the hands of Tatar forces commanded by Meñli I Giray. Its name originates from the fact that the production of saltpeter and tar in the village caused smoke to constantly rise above the village. The Ukrainian word for smoke is dym (дим), hence Dymerka.[2]
In 1923, Dymerka was renamed to Velyka Dymerka, which roughly means "Great Dymerka".[2] From 1930 to 1937, Velyka Dymerka served as the administrative center of Brovary Raion.[4] During World War II, Velyka Dymerka was occupied by Nazi Germany from September 17, 1941 to September 23, 1943.[2]
In 2000, the village's status was upgraded to that of an urban-type settlement.[2] On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Velyka Dymerka became a rural settlement.[5]
People
edit- Vladimir Pecherin (1807–1885), Russian poet and political figure
- Hryhoriy Vasiura (1915–1987), Red Army lieutenant and Nazi collaborator, moved there in 1955
- Viktor Postol (1984), a Ukrainian professional boxer
References
edit- ^ "Великодимерская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ a b c d e Ліскевич, І. М. (2005-02-01). "Велика Димерка". Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Vol. 4. Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. ISBN 978-966-02-2074-4.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Бровари, Броварський район, Київська область". Історія міст і сіл Української РСР (in Ukrainian).
- ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.