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2. Hetman’s residence 3. Illinska Church 4. Zamkova Hora
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DID YOU KNOW? • Chyhyryn is a city and important historic site
located in the Cherkasy Region of central Ukraine. • Zamkova Gora can tell you many different stories about how Cossacks fought with Turkish and Polish invaders. • From 1648 to 1669 the city was the Cossacks Hetman capital. • Illinska Church was built by the order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky in 1653. 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. • Chyhyryn is always connected with Bohdan Khmelnytsky who founded his Hetman’s residence here. • Chyhyryn is the most popular national park. It received the national status in 1995.
2 Let’s talk: More about the photos a) Read the fact box. Look at all the photos and their captions. Match the photos with the info in the fact box. b) Which place in the photos do you find interesting? Tell your partner why.
3 For my folder: The central Ukraine a) Find out more about the place which you chose in exercise 2 from books, brochures or the Internet. Use the skills box. b) Make a poster and present the place to your class.
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