Ivankiv
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Ivankiv
Іванків
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 "Big Egg" monument near Ivankiv's bus station
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 Flag
 Coat of arms
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  Ivankiv Location of Ivankiv
 Ivankiv Ivankiv (Ukraine)
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| Coordinates: 50°55′58″N 29°54′17″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kyiv Oblast |
| Raion |
Ivankiv Raion (to 2020) Vyshhorod Raion (since 2020) |
| Founded | 1589 |
| Control | Ukraine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Population
(2001)
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| • Total | 10,563 |
| Postal code | 07200 |
| Area code | +380 4491 |
| Website | Official website |
Ivankiv (Ukrainian: Іва́нків [iˈwɑnkiu̯]) is an urban-type settlement in Vyshhorod Raion, Kyiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It is situated on the left bank of the Teteriv River. Ivankiv hosts the administration of Ivankiv settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population was 9,993 (2022 estimate). In 2001, the population had been 10,563.
History
In the middle of the 15th century, the territory around modern Ivankiv was called "Zemlya Trudinivska" (Trudinivska Land). It was a property of Kyiv boyar Olehnja Juhnovich. In 1524 King of Poland Sigismund I the Old gave this land to Kyiv Burgess Tishko Proskura. In 1589 Ivan Proskura became the owner of this land. The town was founded in 1589 and named after Ivan Proskura. At first it was called "Ivaniv" and "Ivanivka" but later changed to "Ivankiv". At the beginning of the 17th century, Crimean Tatars made four military campaigns on Polesia, and as a result, many people in Ivankiv were killed, taken prisoner and sold into slavery.
On 30 May 1645, the forces of Grand Crown Hetman Stanisław Koniecpolski attacked Ivankiv, which at that time belonged to Olizar Wołczkiewicz.
Until 18 July 2020, Ivankiv served as an administrative center of Ivankiv Raion. The raion was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Ivankiv Raion was merged into Vyshhorod Raion.
The Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum was reportedly destroyed during the Battle of Ivankiv, a military engagement in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, leading to the loss of over twenty works by the artist Maria Prymachenko. The settlement was used by the Russian military as a ground base for reinforcement in their push towards Kyiv. BBC quoted local residents saying that the occupying Russian forces did not allow evacuation and opened fire at anyone who tried to leave the settlement. On 1 April 2022, Ukrainian forces regained control of Ivankiv.
Geography
Located in the middle of the southern area of its raion, Ivankiv lies between Kyiv and Pripyat. It is located 42 mi (68 km) south from the Chernobyl power plant, with the entrance to the exclusion zone being located 20 mi (32 km) north, at Dytiatky. Ivankiv town was not as affected by the Chernobyl disaster compared to other towns.
People from Ivankiv
- Petro Prymachenko, Ukrainian artist, soldier