Heronymivka

Heronymivka () is a village (selo) in Central Ukraine. It is located in Cherkasy Raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast (province) right next to the city of Cherkasy on its northwestern side and about away from the city's center. It belongs to Ruska Poliana rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

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Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.official_name: Heronymivka
Settlement.native_name: Геронимівка
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ukraine
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Raion
Settlement.image_shield: Geronymivka gerb.png
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Cherkasy
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Cherkasy
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ukraine Cherkasy Oblast#Ukraine
Settlement.map_caption: Heronymivka in Cherkasy Oblast
Settlement.population_total: 2988
Settlement.website: Ukrainian Parliament website

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 113
Official website: w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/z7502/A005?rdat1=26.07.2009&rf7571=38526
Dialing code: 472

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Commons category: Heronymivka
postal code: 19601
P8168: 5575 Ryanpark

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==History== thumb|Orthodox church of 1856 The name of the village is related to the former Cherkasy starosta (elder) and Voivode of Volhynia Hieronim Janusz Sanguszko. According to the "Tales about populated localities of Kyiv Governorate" of 1864 by Lavrentiy Polkhylevych, it was founded sometime in the 18th century. Initially, it was a populated place (locality) next to Ruska Polyana and was referred to as Polyanka Malenka. Eventually, it was renamed after the aforementioned voivode.