page_title: Petrykivka
hierarchical_section_title: Petrykivka
caption_attribution_description: English: Petro Kalnyshevskyi monument in Petrykivka
context_page_description: Petrykivka is an urban-type settlement in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in east-central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Petrykivka Raion. Population: 4,741. It is famous as a folk art centre and for its unique style of decorative painting.
  According to a legend, the settlement was founded by the Cossack Petryk, who gathered under his protection the serfs from the local villages.
  Petrykivka was first mentioned in historical documents in 1772, when the residents of neighbouring Kurylivka village asked Kosh Otaman Petro Kalnyshevsky to move their Orthodox Chapel to a safer place because of flooding. According to that request, the wooden church was moved to Petrykivka.
  During World War II the town was conquered by Italian troops.
context_section_description: Petrykivka (Ukrainian: Петриківка) is an urban-type settlement in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (province) in east-central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Petrykivka Raion. Population: 4,741 (2013 est.). It is famous as a folk art centre and for its unique style of decorative painting.
  According to a legend, the settlement was founded by the Cossack Petryk, who gathered under his protection the serfs from the local villages.
  Petrykivka was first mentioned in historical documents in 1772, when the residents of neighbouring  Kurylivka village asked Kosh Otaman Petro Kalnyshevsky to move their Orthodox Chapel to a safer place because of flooding. According to that request, the wooden church was moved to Petrykivka.
  During World War II the town was conquered by Italian troops.
caption: Petro Kalnyshevskyi monument in Petrykivka
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