Lebedyn, Cherkasy Oblast

Lebedyn (Ukrainian: Лебедин) is a village in Cherkasy Oblast (province) of central Ukraine. Population: 4323.

Lebedyn

Лебедин
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Lebedyn
Lebedyn
Coordinates: 48°57′51″N 31°31′21″E
Country Ukraine
RegionCherkasy Oblast
DistrictShpola Raion
First mentionedbefore 15th century[1]
Population
  Total4,323
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal index
20634
Area code+380 4741
Websitehttp://lebedyn.selo.org.ua/

Sometimes in the 15th century the village was completely wiped out by Tatar hordes.[1] The new village appeared around the St George monastery after 17th century,[1] while the monastery itself appeared in the place of the previous settlement sometime in 16th century.[2] The original residents resettled in Sloboda Ukraine where they established another Lebedyn which now is a city in Sumy Oblast.[3]

The Lebedyn monastery was one of four the most important monasteries of Ukrainian Cossacks along with Trakhtemyriv monastery, Mezhyhiria monastery, and Motrynyn monastery.[2]

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