Dnipriany
rural settlement in Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
Dnipriany (Ukrainian: Дніпряни, Russian: Днепряны, romanized: Dnepryany), known as Brytany (Ukrainian: Британи) before 1946, is a rural settlement in Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It is located on the left bank of the Dnieper, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) downstream of the city of Nova Kakhovka. Dnipriany belongs to Nova Kakhovka urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It has a population of 3,930 (2022 estimate).
History
Early history
Dnipriany was founded in 1791 under the name Brytany on the lands of a military officer by fugitive serfs from other parts of the Russian Empire, such as Poltava Governorate, Kursk Governorate, and Oryol Governorate, among others. By 1822, 335 people lived in Brytany, which had an economy based around agriculture. By 1880, there were agricultural processing plants in the village. In 1886, it was located in Kakhovka Volost, Dneprovsky Uyezd, Taurida Governorate, and had a church.
In 1889, the village Osnovy (Ukrainian: Основи) was founded nearby by settlers from the village of Shabo (today in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine). The people of Osnovy planted large grape plantations and made wine, which was exported through the pier at Brytany.
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