Vepryk, Kyiv Oblast

Vepryk Веприк
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Coordinates: 50°06′24″N 29°48′21″E / 50.10667°N 29.80583°E / 50.10667; 29.80583
Country Oblast Raion	Ukraine  Kyiv Oblast Fastiv Raion
First mentioned	1917
Area
• Total	4.92 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Elevation	173 m (568 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	1,053
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Postal code	08531
Area code	+380 4565

Vepryk (Ukrainian: Веприк) is a selo in Ukraine, in Fastiv Raion of Kyiv Oblast. It belongs to Fastiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] The village has a population of 1,053. It is famous for being the place where Ukrainian composer Kyrylo Stetsenko died. His house is a currently a museum, and there is monument on his grave.

In the 19th century, a Jewish colony was founded in the village of Vepryk, an exemplary one for Jewish farmers.