Zmiivka

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The village of Zmiivka is an ethnic settlement of Swedes in Ukraine on the banks of the Kakhovsky Reservoir, a few kilometers from Beryslav.

It was founded in 1782 by Swedish colonists who were resettled from Estonia by the will of the Russian empress Catherine II to develop the territories won from Turkey. The first name is Gammalsvenksby (Old Swedish).

The church of Saint John the Apostle (1886) has been preserved, which is simultaneously used for both Lutheran and Orthodox rites. In 2008, the King of Sweden Carl Gustav visited the village, and you can often meet Swedish tourists here. Also preserved is the Lutheran church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, built by German immigrants in 1884.

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The village of Zmiivka is an ethnic settlement of Swedes in Ukraine on the banks of the Kakhovsky Reservoir, a few kilometers from Beryslav.

It was founded in 1782 by Swedish colonists who were resettled from Estonia by the will of the Russian empress Catherine II to develop the territories won from Turkey. The first name is Gammalsvenksby (Old Swedish).

The church of Saint John the Apostle (1886) has been preserved, which is simultaneously used for both Lutheran and Orthodox rites. In 2008, the King of Sweden Carl Gustav visited the village, and you can often meet Swedish tourists here. Also preserved is the Lutheran church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, built by German immigrants in 1884.

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the village was occupied by Russian troops. The occupation authorities destroyed the memorial "Fighters for the Freedom of Ukraine" installed in Zmiivka. On November 11, the village was liberated by the Armed Forces of Ukraine during a counteroffensive in the Kherson region.

Село Зміївка - етнічне поселення шведів в Україні на березі Каховського водосховища, в декількох кілометрах від Берислава.

Засноване в 1782 році шведськими колоністами, переселених з Естонії з волі російської імператриці Катерини II для освоєння відвойованих у Туреччини територій. Перша назва - Gammalsvenksby (Старошведське).

Збереглася кірха Апостола Іоанна (1886 рік), яка одночасно використовується для проведення як протестанських, так і православних обрядів. В 2008 році село відвідав король Швеції Карл Густав, тут часто можна зустріти шведських туристів. Також збереглася лютеранська кірха Святих Апостолів Петра та Павла, збудована німецькими переселенцями в 1884 році.

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Село Зміївка - етнічне поселення шведів в Україні на березі Каховського водосховища, в декількох кілометрах від Берислава.

Засноване в 1782 році шведськими колоністами, переселених з Естонії з волі російської імператриці Катерини II для освоєння відвойованих у Туреччини територій. Перша назва - Gammalsvenksby (Старошведське).

Збереглася кірха Апостола Іоанна (1886 рік), яка одночасно використовується для проведення як протестанських, так і православних обрядів. В 2008 році село відвідав король Швеції Карл Густав, тут часто можна зустріти шведських туристів. Також збереглася лютеранська кірха Святих Апостолів Петра та Павла, збудована німецькими переселенцями в 1884 році.

Під час російського вторгнення в Україну 2022 року село окуповали російські війська. Окупаційна влада знищила встановлений у Зміївці меморіал "Борцям за волю України". 11 листопада село було звільнено Збройними Силами України під час контрнаступу на Херсонщині.

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Lutheran Church of Peter and Paul, Zmiivka
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Lutheran Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul

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The Lutheran Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul was built in Zmiivka in 1884 by German immigrants on the high peninsula above the Dnipro.

During the Soviet rule, the kirkh was closed, German settlers were deported to Germany and camps in Siberia.

Today, the former German church of Saints Peter and Paul has been restored. 60 representatives of the German community live in Zmiivka, who conduct services and take care of the church. The service here is conducted mainly in German.

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Michael the Archangel Church, Zmiivka
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Saint Michael the Archangel Church (Church of the Apostle John)

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The Orthodox Church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Zmiivka is located in the premises of the former Protestant Church of the Apostle John. The brick church was built in the 19th century on the site of the wooden church of 1787, from which the establishment of a Swedish village in the Kherson region by Swedish settlers began.

It is shared by the Orthodox and Swedish Protestant communities. The interior combines Protestant and Orthodox motifs.

A memorial sign to the repressed Swedes and Germans who were persecuted by the Soviet authorities in 1937-1938, as well as a memorial sign on the occasion of the anniversary of the founding and settlement of the village of Zmiivka by Swedish colonists, was installed on the territory of the Saint Michael Church.

Belongs to the community of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

In 2008, the Swedish King Carl XVI Hustav and his wife Silviya visited Zmiivka. Before the arrival of the king, the temple was repaired, a new dome was installed on it.

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