Sokyriany. Vacation

Sokyriany - city, regional center Sokyrnyanskyy district, Chernivtsi region, located at a distance of 138 km from Chernivtsi, and lies on the River Sokyryanka. Area of ​​the city is 14.8 square meters. Km., and the population as of 01.01.2011 amounted to more than 9500 people. The first mention of the town in written sources dates from 1666 year, and city status Sokirjany received in 1966. The climate in temperate and warm compared to other regions. There are several versions of the origin of the name of the town Secureni. According to legend, when in the early 16th century. Ottoman troops seized Bessarabia taBukovynu, local residents fled into the dense forests that grew in the Dniester river basin. It is on the banks of a babbling stream, flowing into the river Dniester, in the impenetrable thickets where grew a lot of mushrooms, berries, there were many fish in the waters and the wild beast, stony caves to hide, the people themselves have chosen this tip for settlement. The name "Sokirjany" is derived from the fact that people for the development of the territory were forced to work axes. A local man, known in the artist-engraver, I.M.Zabudko, exploring the city's history, makes the assumption that the settlement was born sometime between 1300 - 1400 years, it was located on the border of Galicia-Volyn principality, which is built along the mound. Preserved and earthworks Galician Middle Ages. Specifically, he argues that the name "Sokirjany" comes not from the ax, as the name of "Se nd ryany." Hard sound "g" in the parlance sounded like "k" and the word pronounced "Sekoryany" or "Sekuryany." According to him, Sokyriany located on five hills with names: "Ssu-Highlanders", "Tee-Highlanders", "Ba-mountaineers" "mountaineers Live," "We are the mountaineers." On these hills like living mountaineers (Highlanders). Combined these five mountains one name - "Se-Highlanders", ie "This - the Highlanders." In the early twentieth century were Sokirjany parish center Khotyn county Bessarabian province. As described in the Encyclopedic Dictionary Brockhaus and Efron, on the rocky shores of the local bars that fall in Dnestr, are ancient cave temples. Residents - 3164, 2 Orthodox churches, seven Jewish houses of worship, a school, a brick factory, distillery, and many shops. Today Sokirjany just 2 orthodox church, but not one Jewish church: almost all local Jews were killed by the Nazis in 1941, and no curiosity in not left. With modern monuments noteworthy monument to Soviet citizens executed during the war, which was raised in connection with the destruction in Sokirjany Jews in 1941. Also in the city is a monument dedicated to fellow victims during World War II, mass grave and memorial dedicated partisan-radio operator. Prominent among the monuments of the city occupies Shevchenko monument installed in 1992.

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11 Shevchenko st, city Sokyriany, Chernivtsi regio...
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+38 (096) 688-61-58
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