Heronymivka


Heronymivka is a village in central Ukraine. It is located in the Cherkasy Raion of the Cherkasy Oblast right next to the city of Cherkasy on its northwestern side and about away from the city's center.

History

The name of the village is related to the former Cherkasy starosta and Voivode of Volhynia :pl:Hieronim Janusz Sanguszko|Hieronim Janusz Sanguszko and according to the "Tales about populated localities of Kiev Governorate" of 1864 by Lavrentiy Polkhylevych, it was founded sometime in the 18th century.
In 1930 in the village was established OGPU collective farm along with the Communist party cell.
During the World War II, Heronymivka was occupied by the Nazi Germany in 22 August 1941 to 17 November 1943.
The village was retaken by the Soviet troops. Among the first liberators was a self-propelled battery commanded by Lieutenant :uk:Вернигора Петро Леонтійович|Petro Vernyhora who perished three days later near the Cherkasy train station and later was buried in Heronymivka.
For quite sometime an important role in the village played :uk:Буркацька Галина Євгенівна|Halyna Burkatska.
In 1950 OGPU kolkhoz merged with other artels of neighboring villages and was renamed as "Radianska Ukrayina".
In 1982 kolkhoz was turned into a soviet farm.