Subotiv

Infobox City
official_name = Subotiv
native_name = Суботів


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map_caption = Map of Ukraine with Subotiv highlighted.
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = UKR
subdivision_type1 = Oblast
subdivision_name1 =
subdivision_type2 = Raion
subdivision_name2 = Chyhyrynskyi Raion
leader_title = Village head
leader_name = Ivan Hryshko
established_title = Founded
established_date = 1616
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population_total = 875
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population_density_km2 =
timezone = EET
utc_offset = +2
timezone_DST = EEST
utc_offset_DST = +3
latd=49 |latm=05 |lats=46 |latNS=N
longd=32 |longm=33 |longs=20 |longEW=E
elevation_m = 83
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 20940
area_code = [phone]
website = [http://gska2.rada.gov.ua:7777/pls/z7502/A005?rdat1=07.06.2007&rf7571=38618 Verkhovna Rada website]

Subotiv ( _uk. Суботів) is a village ("selo") in central Ukraine. It is located in the Chyhyrynskyi Raion (district) of the Cherkasy Oblast (province), near Chyhyryn city.

The village is located on the right bank of Tiasmyn River, one of tributary of Dnieper, 7 km from Chyhyryn, 21 km from Adamivka river port, and 38 km from Fundukliivka train station. A local auto road 2414 runs through the village.

The village name, Subotiv, according to one legend, took its roots from a live fire from oak firewood (known as "subotka") that was in front of Perun. According to another legend, it came from the name of the place where water from two tributaries combines (know as "subod'").

Subotiv is the birthplace of the Ukrainian Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky.

History

Based on archeological studies, the place was settled as early as Bronze Age. At the place there are also traces of Early Slavic, and Kiev Rus settlements. In the documents the first known reference to the village is dated back to early XVII century.

Famous places

*Illinska Church, a church built by the order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky in 1683. It is also the place where Khmelnytsky is buried. The church is pictured on one of the paintings by Taras Shevchenko in 1845. The church is also pictured on 5 hryvnia banknote, which is currently in circulation in Ukraine.