Vepryk, Kyiv Oblast
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Vepryk
Веприк | |
|---|---|
 Grave of Kyrylo Stetsenko near the wooden church in Vepryk | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vepryk Location of Vepryk  Vepryk Vepryk (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 50°06′24″N 29°48′21″E / 50.10667°N 29.80583°E | |
| Country Oblast Raion |  UkraineKyiv Oblast Fastiv Raion |
| First mentioned | 1917 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.92 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 173 m (568 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 1,053 |
| • Density | 214/km2 (554/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 08531 |
| Area code | +380 4565 |
Vepryk (Ukrainian: Веприк) is a selo in Ukraine, in Fastiv Raion of Kyiv Oblast. It belongs to Fastiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The village has a population of 1,053. It is famous for being the place where Ukrainian composer Kyrylo Stetsenko died. His house is a currently a museum, and there is monument on his grave.
In the 19th century, a Jewish colony was founded in the village of Vepryk, an exemplary one for Jewish farmers.
