Dykanka

Dykanka (Ukrainian: Диканька) is the urban settlement in Dykanskyi Raion (district), Poltava Oblast (province) of central Ukraine.

The settlement is located 29 km (18 mi) from the rail station in Poltava.

History

Dykanka was first mentioned in 1658 as a small village, though the area was populated for centuries.

Within modern Dykanka at different times had traces of settlements of Scythians. Also found the remains of a settlement from the ashes. Found the remains of two settlements VII-VI centuries BC.

In 1430 the land got 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″.

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

Dykanka is the location of the short story collection Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka by Nikolai Gogol.

Gallery

The facade of the palace of the estate Kochubeys in Dykanka. The architect Giacomo Quarenghi. Picture the end of 19th century