The largest center and informal capital of Ukrainian pottery. The village of Opishnia (Opishne) is located 45 km from Poltava, on the Poltava-Gadyach highway. It was first mentioned in the XII, then in the XV century, although Scythian and other settlements existed here much earlier. In the XVI-XVII centuries. the town of potters, furriers and shoemakers was a Cossack outpost (medieval dungeons have been preserved). In 1668, the Cossack council in Opishnia refused to recognize the terms of the Andrusiev peace, according to which Ukraine was divided between Russia and Poland. The wooden Nicholas Church (1730) has been preserved. The heyday and glory of the "capital of ceramics" came in the 18th century, when there were 200 artisans here, and by the end. XIX century. there were ...
Museum of Ukrainian pottery
Museum / gallery
Administrative status | urban village |
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Founded / first mentioned | XII |
Latitude | 49.956257 |
Longitude | 34.609673 |
Region | Poltava |