Staryi Chortoryisk
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| Staryi Chortoryisk (Старий Чорторийськ) |
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| Country | Ukraine |
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| Oblast | Volyn |
| Founded | 1900 |
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| - Town | 2,550 km² (984.6 sq mi) |
| Website: Ukrainian Parliament website | |
Staryi Chortoryisk (Ukrainian: Старий Чорторийськ, translit. Staryi Chortoryis'k, Polish: Czartorysk) is a village (selo) in north-western Ukraine. It is located on the bank of the Styr River in the Manevytskyi Raion (district) of the Volyn Oblast (province).
One of the most ancient settlements of Volhynia, Chortoriysk (or Chertoryesk) was first mentioned in 1100 in the Hypatian Chronicle[1], where it was recorded as having been passed to Prince David Igorevych (or Davyd Ihorevych) of Volhynia (1087-1099), together with Dubno, Busk and Ostroh, from the princes of Rus'[2]. In the 13th century, it was claimed by the rulers of Pinsk, who built a tower in Chortoryisk resembling the famous Bela Vezha in Kamianiec. By the end of the 14th century, the town had become the seat of Algirdas's son Constantine (from whose son, Vasili Konstantinovich, the well-known Polish family of Czartoryski is descended).
The village's main landmark is the church of the Blackfriars, built in the Baroque style in 1741 to replace an earlier church from 1639.
The current village of Staryi Chortoryisk was established in 1900, in place of the ancient settlement.
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