Dykanka

History

Ancient history

Dykanka was first mentioned in 1658 as a small village, though the area was populated for centuries before. Within the area of modern Dykanka, traces exist of Scythian settlement at various times. Also found were the remains of a settlement that had at one point been razed and the remains of two settlements from the 7th–6th centuries BC.

Medieval history

In 1430, the Dykanka area came under the ownership of Tatar Murza Leksada Mansurksanovych, the future Prince Alexander Glinski, and, according to Leo Padalka and other pre-revolutionary (before 1917) historians, Dykanka was among his ″settlements″.

Modern history

Dykanka has held the status of urban-type settlement since 1957.

Until 18 July 2020, Dykanka was the administrative center of Dykanka Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four. The area of Dykanka Raion was merged into Poltava Raion. On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished the urban-type settlement status, and Dykanka became a rural settlement.

Culture

Dykanka is the location of the short story collection Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka by Nikolai Gogol. The tale of St John's Eve, concerning the family of the Church Sexton, inspired Mussorgsky's tone poem Night on the Bare Mountain.

Gallery

File:The facade of the palace of the estate Kochubey Dikanka.JPG|The facade of the palace of the estate Kochubeys. The architect Giacomo Quarenghi. Picture the end of 19th century File:Dykanka. Arc de Triomphe. The author of the project - the academician of architecture Luigi Rusca (1820)..jpg|Triumphal Arch. The architect - the academician of architecture Luigi Rusca, 1820 File:Church of the Holy Trinity, 1780. Late Baroque. Dykanka.jpg|Church of the Holy Trinity, 1780, late Baroque File:Church of St. Nicholas in the urban settlement Dikanka. The architect of M. A. Lvov, 1797..jpg|Church of St. Nicholas. Architect N. A. Lvov, 1797 File:Диканька. Дзвінниця Миколаївської церкви.jpg| The bell tower of St. Nicholas Church. Architect Luigi Rusca, 1810–1827. Postcard late 19th century File:Lilac Grove in Dykańka.jpg|Lilac Grove. The former estate of Prince Kochubey. Laid down in the early 19th century File:Україна. Диканька. Картинна галерея ім. М.К. Башкирцевої.jpg|Picture gallery of Marie Bashkirtseff

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