Tetiiv (Ukrainian: Тетіїв, IPA: [teˈtijiu̯]) or Tetiyev[1] (Russian: Тетиев) is a city in Bila Tserkva Raion in the Kyiv Region in Ukraine. Tetiiv has a railway station on the Southwestern Railways Koziatyn - Zhashkiv line. It hosts the administration of Tetiiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] The population is 12,640 (2022 estimate).[3] The city is located on two banks of the Roska River, into which the right tributaries of the Rosishka and Dubravka flow.[citation needed]

Tetiiv
Тетіїв
Maidan Heroes' Square
Maidan Heroes' Square
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Coat of arms of Tetiiv
Tetiiv is located in Kyiv Oblast
Tetiiv
Tetiiv
Tetiiv is located in Ukraine
Tetiiv
Tetiiv
Coordinates: 49°22′15″N 29°41′24″E / 49.37083°N 29.69500°E / 49.37083; 29.69500
Country Ukraine
OblastKyiv Oblast
RaionBila Tserkva Raion
HromadaTetiiv urban hromada
Founded1185
Town rights1606
Government
 • MayorBogdan Balagura
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
12,640
DemonymTetiever
Time zoneUTC 2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC 3 (EEST)
Area code 380 4560
Websitewww.tetiivmiskrada.gov.ua
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Transport

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The main form of transportation is the Koziatyn-Zhashkiv railway, which passes through the city. There are two railway stations: Tetiiv and Sloboda Post, which are both located in the western part of the city.

History

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Tetyjów, as it was known in Polish, was granted Magdeburg town rights with a weekly market and two annual fairs by Polish King Sigismund III Vasa in 1606.[4] It was a private town of the Ostrogski, Zasławski, Sanguszko, Leduchowski and Ostrowski noble families,[4] administratively located in the Bracław County in the Bracław Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.[5]

Tetiiv was first inhabited by Jews since the 17th century, with many members of the community dying in a massacre by Haydamaks in 1768. Despite this, Tetiiv continued to exist as a shtetl and held a 95% Jewish population in 1897.[1]

 
The Wailing Wall, a memorial to the victims of the Tetiyev pogroms of 1919-1920

In August 1919, Cossacks from the White Army ransacked the city, killing dozens of Jews.[6] This was followed by a larger pogrom in March 1920, in which anti-Bolshevik insurgents[7] went door to door destroying Jewish houses and killing civilians on sight, culminating in an arson attack on the synagogue while it housed 2,000 worshipers inside,[8] followed by the gunning down of any survivors who tried to escape.[9]

An estimated 3,000-4,000 Jews died due to the Tetiyev pogroms and the remaining Jewish population completely fled the city, only returning a decade later.[1][10][6]

A significant diaspora from Tetiyev immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, where they established the Oheb Zedek-Cedar Sinai Synagogue.[11][12]

During World War II, the city was occupied by Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1944.[1]

Until 18 July 2020, Tetiiv was the administrative center of Tetiiv Raion. The raion was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Tetiiva Raion was merged into Bila Tserkva Raion.[13][14]

Sights

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Świeykowski Chapel
 
Porhun mill
  • Świeykowski Chapel [uk] is a Polish Catholic stone church built at the beginning of the 19th century.
  • The partially damaged Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland writes that ... "Latins have in Tetiiv their church a stone parish named after St. John of Nepomucen, Build in the current century (XIX)." In Soviet times, the church became part of the Electronmash factory.
  • Monument to the Magdeburg Law, erected on May 2, 2016 in honor of the 410 anniversary of the receipt.
  • Memorial on the site of the Tetiiv city hall
  • Barrow "Red Grave", four ancient burial places
  • Porhun mill [uk], built in 1812
  • Monument to the victims of the Holodomor of 1932-1933
  • Monument to executed members of Koliivshchyna
  • Monument to Andrew the First-Called
  • Monument to Princess Olga
  • Memorial at the city's old Jewish cemetery[15][16]

Politics

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Since May 17, 2018,[citation needed] Tetiiv has been a member of the European Union's Mayors for Economic Growth Initiative.[17] The city has made an emissions reduction program that intends to cut down on carbon emissions by 30% by 2030, with a long-term goal of 50%.[18]

Since 2017, the Tetiiv City has been the administrative center of the Tetiiv city united territorial community. The community includes 13 counties.[citation needed]

Tetiiv is a member of the following organizations:

The mayor of Tetiiv is Bogdan Balagura.[17]

Local celebrations

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Celebration of City Day in 2017

Tetiiv City Day

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Since 2016, City Day celebrations have been postponing to the first decade of May, when Tetiiv received self-government under Magdeburg Law, namely on May 4, 1606, at the request of Prince Janush Ostrozhskiy.[citation needed]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "The Untold Stories. The Murder Sites of the Jews in the Occupied Territories of the Former USSR". www.yadvashem.org. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  2. ^ "Тетиевская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  3. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1892. pp. 322–323.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Krykun, Mykola (2012). Воєводства Правобережної України у XVI-XVIII століттях: Статті і матеріали (in Ukrainian and Polish). p. 529. ISBN 978-617-607-240-9.
  6. ^ a b Todd, Gail (1997-09-11). "Tetiev, My Dad, and Cyberspace". Lilith Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  7. ^ "Ukrainian Neighbors: Pogroms and Extermination in Ukraine 1919-1920". Quest. Issues in Contemporary Jewish History. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  8. ^ "KSU project seeks Tetiev descendants". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  9. ^ "Two Tetiev/Tetiyev 1920 Pogrom Reports". JewishGen. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  10. ^ Tenorio, Rich. "20 years before the Holocaust, pogroms killed 100,000 Jews – then were forgotten". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  11. ^ [email protected], BOB JACOB | MANAGING EDITOR. "Oheb Zedek to honor Bogomolny; mark 100th anniversary of Tetiev Pogrom". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  12. ^ "TETIEVER AHAVATH ACHIM ANSHE SFARD". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  13. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  14. ^ "Нові райони: карти склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  15. ^ "The first monument to the victims of the Jewish pogroms was opened in Ukraine - RISU". Religious Information Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  16. ^ Strauss, Peter. "TETIYEV (TETIIV): Tetiivskyi Raion | Ukraine | International Jewish Cemetery Project". IAJGS Cemetery Project. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  17. ^ a b "Tetiyiv". www.eumayors.eu. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  18. ^ "Tetiyiv". www.eumayors.eu. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
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