Derkul Stud Farm

Derkul Stud Farm
Деркульський кінний завод
A stud farm seen from above
Aerial view of the Derkul Stud Farm (2019)
General information
LocationDanylivka, Luhansk Oblast [uk], Ukraine
Coordinates49°07′48″N 39°37′02″E / 49.13000°N 39.61722°E / 49.13000; 39.61722
Opened22 April 1765
Official name
Комплекс споруд Деркульського кінного заводу, який відвідав радянський воєнний та державний діяч С. М. Будьонний (Structure complex of the Derkul Stud Farm, which was visited by the Soviet military and statesman S. M. Budonny)
TypeArchitecture, History, Science and Technology
Reference no.120011-Н

Derkul Stud Farm no. 63 (Ukrainian: Деркульський кінний завод № 63) is one of the oldest stud farms in Ukraine. It was established near the khutir (now village) of Danylivka [uk] in Luhansk Oblast.

History

The Derkul Stud Farm was established according to an ukase of Russian Empress Catherine II on 22 April 1765.

The khutir of Danyliv near River Derkul was chosen as the construction site. The farm was opened on 25 October 1767 with 73 horses. It had 469 horses by 1777, and around 900 by 1787. Until 2010, the stud farm received subsidies from the state. In 2013, it became a branch of the state-owned enterprise "Horse Breeding of Ukraine". As of 2021, there were about 150 horses. Breeding work was carried out on the farm, resulting in the creation of a Ukrainian riding breed.

Composition

Structure complex of the Derkul Stud Farm is an architectural, historic, and scientific and technological monument of national significance with the protection number 120011-Н.

The complex includes the central stables, the Japanese-style manège, and the office building.

Central stables

Built in late 17th – early 19th centuries.

Japanese-style manège

Built in 1897.

Office building

Built in the mid-19th century.

References

  1. ↑ Історія міст і сіл УРСР [History of cities and villages of Ukrainian SSR] (in Ukrainian). Vol. 13. Luhansk Oblast. Kyiv: Academy of Sciences of Ukrainian SSR. 1968. p. 217.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Fedorov, O. B. (February 2007). Деркульський кінний завод [Derkul Stud Farm]. Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Всіх цікавлять гектари, а не коні". Як виживає найстаріший український конезавод ["Everyone is interested in hectares, not horses". How is the oldest Ukrainian stud farm surviving]. 2021-02-17. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  4. ↑ Про внесення об'єктів культурної спадщини національного значення до Державного реєстру нерухомих пам'яток України [On the Inclusion of Cultural Heritage Objects of National Significance to the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 10 October 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2026.