Ivanhorod


Ivanhorod or Ivangorod is a village located in the Khrystynivka Raion of the Cherkasy Oblast in central Ukraine, some from Kiev.

History

The first traces of a settlement date back to prehistoric times, with archeological findings from the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture. In the Middle Ages Ivanhorod lay on the Chumak trade road from Kiev to Crimea. From the 13th century on, it was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and subsequently, until 1791, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The village lay on the path of the Khmelnytsky Uprising. After the Second Partition of Poland Iwanogród became part of the Russian Empire.
The Jewish community in Ivanhorod dates back to early 19th century. In 1897, the Jewish population was 442 people. During the Holocaust, a mass murder was committed by the German Einsatzgruppe in the southern part of Ivanhorod with an unknown number of victims.. It is known by the Ivanhorod Einsatzgruppen photograph.

Economy

As of 2013, Ivanhorod had 504 employed residents, with the main economic activity being agriculture. There is a school in the village, a library with 18,000 books, a medical clinic with 9 employees, pharmacy, a post office, a bank, and several large farms.