Prokhorivka
Rural locality in Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine
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Prokhorivka (Ukrainian: Прохорівка) is a village in the Lipliave rural hromada of the Cherkasy Raion of Cherkasy Oblast in Ukraine.[1]
Prokhorivka
Прохорівка | |
|---|---|
  Prokhorivka Location in Cherkasy Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 49°42′46″N 31°36′49″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Cherkasy Oblast |
| Raion | Cherkasy Raion |
| Hromada | Lipliave rural hromada |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 19023 |
History
The first written mention of the village was in 1622. It is marked on Guillaume de Beauplan's map.[2]
On 19 July 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Kaniv Raion, the village became part of the Cherkasy Raion.[3]
Notable residents
- Yuri Ilyenko (Yurii Illienko; 1936–2010), Ukrainian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and politician
- Mykhailo Maksymovych (1804–1873), professor in plant biology, Ukrainian historian and writer
- Ya'akov Uri (1888–1970), Israeli politician
In the village visited Taras Shevchenko and Mykola Hohol.[4][5]
