The village of Velyki Pritsky is located between Rzhyshchiv and Kaharlyk, 50 kilometers southeast of Obukhiv. The village is the center of the Velyki Pritsky Starostynskyi District, administratively it is part of the Rzhyshchiv Urban Territorial Hromada of Obukhiv District, Kyiv Region.
The settlement of Velyki Pritsky has been known since the 17th century, when it belonged to the ancient boyar family of the Khaletskyi. In 1818, landowner Zakhar Holovynskyi built a cloth factory, which he later moved to Steblev.
Remains of a sugar factory built in the middle of the 19th century have been preserved. For some time, the manager of the sugar factory was a local resident Yakiv Pritsker, who later emigrated to the USA, where he became the founder of a large business empire and the ...
Velyki Pritsky Village History and Local Lore Museum
Museum / gallery
The historical and local lore museum of the Velyki Pritsky village was opened in 2016 on the initiative of the local journalist and poet Nadiya Vehera-Predchenko. It is located on the second floor of the building of the Velyki Pritsky village council.
The exposition presents objects, documents and materials about the history, culture and life of the village. A prominent place is occupied by the collection of embroidered towels, which includes more than 150 specimens. More than 100 scarves, many ancient women's and men's embroidered shirts are also collected.
Materials are presented about the villagers who participated in the Soviet-Afghanistan war, liquidation of the consequences of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant accident, and the Russian-Ukrainian war.
A separate exhibition is dedicated to the achievements of the local agricultural enterprise "Kolos".
Administrative status | village |
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Founded / first mentioned | 1600 |
Latitude | 49.91407 |
Longitude | 30.97524 |
Area, sq. km | 4.26 |
Population | 575 |
Postal codes | 09236 |
Region | Kyiv |