Demydiv, Kyiv Oblast

Demydiv
Демидів
Village
Flag of Demydiv
Flag
Coat of arms of Demydiv
Coat of arms
Demydiv is located in Ukraine
Demydiv
Demydiv
Location within Ukraine
Demydiv is located in Kyiv Oblast
Demydiv
Demydiv
Location within Kyiv Oblast
Coordinates: 50°43′38″N 30°19′38″E / 50.72722°N 30.32722°E / 50.72722; 30.32722
CountryUkraine
OblastKyiv Oblast
RaionVyshhorod Raion
First mentioned1026 (as Horodok)
Destroyed1240-1241
First mentioned1543 (as Demydiv)
Area
 • Total
16.89 km2 (6.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
3,702
Postal code
07335

Demydiv (Ukrainian: Демидів; Russian: Демидов) is a village in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Dymer settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

Geography

Demydiv lies on the western bank of the Irpin River, north of Kyiv. It is located on the Kyiv–Minsk highway.

History

In the vicinity of Demydiv, around 200 Old Ruthenian burial mounds (kurgans) were found along the Irpin River. At the same time, in the area known as Horodok, the earthworks of a Slavic historic settlement exist: the remnants of the Old Ruthenian city of Horodok. In the Russian (Ruthenian) Chronicles, the settlement is first mentioned in 1026, when the Great Prince Yaroslav the Wise signed a peace treaty with his brother Mstyslav, dividing Old Ruthenian lands along the Dnieper.

Until the building of the Irpin's Kozarovychi Dam in 1960, the landscape of Demydiv was largely swamp and marshland.

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was flooded by breaking the dam on 25 February 2022 to hinder Russian advances towards Kyiv.

Culture and entertainment

The settlement has a small football training center, which is home to the Ukrainian professional football club FC Dinaz Vyshhorod. The football grounds are used in lower-league football competitions. It has a smaller seating capacity than another one located in Lyutizh.

In 2015, a private zoo was established, the "XII Misiatsiv" (12 months).

Burials

Varvara Dovzhenko, the wife of the Soviet film producer Oleksandr Dovzhenko, is buried in the village.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Демидів, Києво-Святошинський район, Київська область" [Demydiv, Kyiv-Svyatoshyn Raion, Kyiv Oblast]. ukrssr.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 21 August 2026. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Дымерская громада" [Dymer hromada statistics]. Gromada.info (in Russian). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ↑ Mundy, Vincent (11 May 2022). "Ukraine's 'hero river' helped save Kyiv. But what now for its newly restored wetlands?". Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Kramer, Andrew E. (27 April 2022). "They Flooded Their Own Village, and Kept the Russians at Bay". New York Times. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Газета. Випуск №2" (PDF). 12.org.ua. Зоопарк ХІІ Місяців. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "«Твоя навеки Варвара Довженко...»" ["Yours forever Varvara Dovzhenko..."]. day.kyiv.ua (in Russian). Archived from the original on 16 February 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2026.