Demydiv, Kyiv Oblast

Demydiv
Демидів
Village
Demydiv is located in Ukraine
Demydiv
Demydiv
Demydiv is located in Kyiv Oblast
Demydiv
Demydiv
Coordinates: 50°43′38″N 30°19′38″E / 50.72722°N 30.32722°E / 50.72722; 30.32722
CountryUkraine
OblastKyiv Oblast
RaionVyshhorod Raion
Area
 • Total
16.89 km2 (6.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
3,702

Demydiv (Ukrainian: Демидів; Russian: Демидов) is a village in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Dymer settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Demydiv lies on the western bank of the Irpin River, north of Kyiv. It is one of the oldest villages in Ukraine, founded in 1026.

Until the building of the Irpin's Kozarovychi Dam in 1960, the landscape of Demydiv was largely swamp and marshland.[2]

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was flooded by breaking the dam on 25 February 2022 to hinder Russian advances towards Kyiv.[3]

  • Dinaz Stadium in Demydiv
    Dinaz Stadium in Demydiv
  • Flamingos in a private zoo on the outskirts of the village
    Flamingos in a private zoo on the outskirts of the village
  • Memorial cross to the victims of Holodomor
    Memorial cross to the victims of Holodomor

References

  1. ^ "Дымерская громада" [Dymer hromada statistics]. Gromada.info (in Russian). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  2. ^ Mundy, Vincent (11 May 2022). "Ukraine's 'hero river' helped save Kyiv. But what now for its newly restored wetlands?". Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ^ Kramer, Andrew E. (27 April 2022). "They Flooded Their Own Village, and Kept the Russians at Bay". New York Times. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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