Vepryk

The village of Vepryk is located 10 kilometers east of Hadiach, on the road towards Okhtyrka.

It has been known since the 17th century as the hundredth town of the Hadiach regiment. During the Northern War in 1708-1709, Vepryk, in which the Russian garrison was located, turned out to be on the side of Russia, and after a 2-week siege, the village was captured by the troops of the Swedish King Charles XII and Hetman Ivan Mazepa.

In 1764, Catherine II presented Vepryk to the last hetman of Ukraine, Kyrylo Rozumovsky, and at the end of the 18th century, these lands became the property of landowners Pavlo Masyukov and Pelaheya Tymofyeyeva.

From the 19th century, two classicist churches have been preser ...

The village of Vepryk is located 10 kilometers east of Hadiach, on the road towards Okhtyrka.

It has been known since the 17th century as the hundredth town of the Hadiach regiment. During the Northern War in 1708-1709, Vepryk, in which the Russian garrison was located, turned out to be on the side of Russia, and after a 2-week siege, the village was captured by the troops of the Swedish King Charles XII and Hetman Ivan Mazepa.

In 1764, Catherine II presented Vepryk to the last hetman of Ukraine, Kyrylo Rozumovsky, and at the end of the 18th century, these lands became the property of landowners Pavlo Masyukov and Pelaheya Tymofyeyeva.

From the 19th century, two classicist churches have been preserved: the Church of the Assumption (1821) and the Saint Nicolas Church (1823).