Moryntsi


Moryntsi is a village in central Ukraine. It is located in the Zvenyhorodka Raion of the Cherkasy Oblast, approximately 35 km from the raion's administrative center, Zvenyhorodka. Moryntsi belongs to Zvenyhorodka urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko was born in Moryntsi in 1814. The peasant house in which he was born has been restored and functions as a museum of his life.
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Population

Language

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:
LanguageNumberPercentage
Ukrainian2 07798.76%
Russian [language in Ukraine|Russian]261.24%
Total2 103100.00%

History

Remains of the Chernyakhov culture have been found in the area of Moryntsi. The first recorded mention of the settlement was in 1648.