Putyvl - the regional center of Sumy region. Located on the banks of the Sejm. Distance from regional center is 98 km away. The population is 17,354 people. Putivel territory was inhabited in the Neolithic and Bronze Age Indo-European and Finno-Ugric tribes. At the turn of our era appear Slavs. Putyvl appeared in the X century. In the IX century the Siveryanschyny part of Kievan Rus. The first written mention of the town is mentioned in the Ipatiev Chronicle (1146r.). Events that have evolved in Putivel reflected in the pages of lyric poem "Lament Yaroslavny" and sung in immortal "Lay". In the XIX - early. XX century economy is mainly agriculture was introduced. Soon cheskyym entrepreneur Joseph Kotsykom built in Putyvl brewery. In 1878 he opened the railway station "Putyvl." Today in Putyvl developed food industry and tourism industry.

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