Baranivka, Shyshaky Raion, Poltava Oblast

Baranivka
Баранівка
Village
Baranivka

Location of Baranivka in Ukraine

Coordinates: 49°56′N 34°0′E / 49.933°N 34.000°E / 49.933; 34.000Coordinates: 49°56′N 34°0′E / 49.933°N 34.000°E / 49.933; 34.000
Country Ukraine
Oblast Poltava
Founded 17th century
Population (2001)
 • Total 616
Postal code 38021
Area code(s) +380 5352
Website Ukrainian Parliament page
There are about 10 settlements with the name of Baranivka in Ukraine.

Baranivka (Ukrainian: Баранiвка, Russian: Барáновка) is a village in the Poltava Oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The village is located in the Shyshatskyi Raion (district) of the Poltava Oblast, at around 49°56′58″N 34°0′3″E / 49.94944°N 34.00083°E / 49.94944; 34.00083.

Geography

The settlement of Baranivka is situated on the left bank of the river Psel, neighbouring with the settlements of Kuibysheve (upstream in 2.5 km) and Velykyi Pereviz (2 km downstream). The auto routes Т-1720 and Т-1710 are close to the settlement.

History

The name of the settlement of Baranivka was first mentioned in the 17th century. In July 1661 the estate on Psel River: the small town of Baranivka and the village Pereviz (now - Baranivka and Velykyi Pereviz), as well as the village Portanka were given to a nobleman Ivan Rudnytskyi. Those time the privilege to own "the hamlet on Psel" was given to Semen Holukhovskyi, a Cossack captain who was a chief of the Cossack Embassy to the Kingdom of Poland.

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