Taikury

Taikury (Ukrainian: Тайкури) is a village in Rivne Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. As of the year 2001, the community had 619 residents.[1]

Taikury
Тайкури
Village
Flag of Taikury
Coat of arms of Taikury
Location within the Rivne Oblast
Location within the Rivne Oblast
Coordinates: 50°31′55″N 26°22′15″E
Country Ukraine
OblastRivne Oblast
RaionRivne Raion
Silska RadaTaikury Silska Rada
Founded1570
Area
  Total1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation
253 m (830 ft)
Population
 (2001)
  Total619
  Density336/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code+380 362

History

The first mention about a village Taikury is dated 1570 by a year. In 1583 a village belonged to I. Shpanovsky, and after wedding of Theodora Shpanovska with Yuri Wyshnewetsky stepped back to the influential princely family of Wyshnewetsky. From 1614 a village got a Magdeburg Law. After a receipt by the small town of Magdeburg Law his population increased notedly, handicraft life came alive. At the beginning of the 18th century Taikury passed to the family of Peplovsky.

The village is mentioned in Kresowa księga sprawiedliwych on page 107.

Architectural sights

  • Castle (ruins), 16th-17th century
  • Church of St. Lawrence, 1710 (Baroque)
  • Church of the Intercession, 1730

References

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