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Trypillya is a village in Obukhivskyi district of the Kievan area. Located on the right bank of Dniper, three fertile valleys, three fields meet here, delimited by Stugnoy, Red and Bobricya rivers, - that is how appeared the name of the village. By and large, it is used as a name of the archaeological culture (trypilska). Dirych-born (the Lady's mountain) overpeers at an entrance of Trypillya village, on which the altar of goddess-virgin of zarubynetcka culture (III c. B.C.- II c. A.C.) and remains of Old Russian town were dug out. Trypilska culture is the most ancient human civilization. Three settlements of trypilska culture were found near Bobrychi river, one of which Vikentiy Khvoyka in 1897 and 1901 discovered and investigated. In a chronicle of 1093 Trypillya is mentioned as already existing. It is surce to be built in 1032, when Yaroslav the Wise put towns over Stugna for strengthening the scopes of Rus. Tre Trepol' village played a considerable role in Kiev Rus. In the second half of XI c. it had already been one of the handicraft and trade centers and was considered as "the water gates". The stands of merchant ships which walked on Dniper were situated near it. Ceramics developed in the village. The wares of local masters were taken out far away from Kievan land. Trepol' was also the important strengthening which protected Rus from the attacks of pechenihy, and later - of polovtsi. According to chronicles, in 1177 a fortress was built here. Trypillya was surrounded by double and some-where even triple billow. The village was a meeting placefor the troops of russian princes who fought against nomads. The princes of destiny also lived in Tripillya. It is known that sons of Vsevolod Jurijovych, prince Vladimir, settles in Tripillya in 1196. Trepol' is noted in chronicles also in 1205. During the Mongolo-Tatar invasion, at the end of 1240, the village was robbed and devastra ted, but already in 1300 Trepol' was mentioned as one of the revived villages of Kievan land. 2 |
