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The Khmelnytsky Uprising, [a] also known as the Cossack–Polish War, [3] or the Khmelnytsky insurrection, [4] was a Cossack rebellion that took place between 1648 and 1657 in the eastern territories of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, which led to the creation of a Cossack Hetmanate in Ukraine.
Karl Chmielewski (16 July 1903 – 1 December 1991) was a German SS officer and concentration camp commandant. Such was his cruelty, he was dubbed Teufel von Gusen or the Devil of Gusen. [1] Chmielewski joined the SS whilst unemployed in 1932 and joined the Nazi Party the following year. [1]
Chmielewski (Polish pronunciation: [xmjɛˈlɛfski]; feminine: Chmielewska, plural: Chmielewscy) is a Polish surname meaning "one from the place of the hops". [1] In other Slavic languages it may be transliterated as Khmelevsky , Khmelevskiy or Hmelevsky (masculine).
In Ukraine, Khmelnytsky is generally regarded as a national hero. [ 45 ] [ 46 ] [ 47 ] A city [ 48 ] and a region of the country bear his name. His image is prominently displayed on Ukrainian banknotes and his monument in the centre of Kyiv is a focal point of the Ukrainian capital.
Khmelnytskyi is the regional center of the Khmelnytskyi region which is located in the western part of Ukraine in the middle of Podillia, its total area makes up 8,624 ha (21,310 acres). Khmelnytskyi has a favorable geographical position. Khmelnytskyi is crossed by one of the longest rivers of Ukraine – the Southern Bug. Coincidentally ...
Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) Died: 26 May 1978 (aged 84 ) Warsaw ... Years active: 1921-1960: Spouse: Stanisława Perzanowska: Zygmunt Chmielewski (16 May ...
The election of Teteria led to the Povoloch Regiment Uprising in 1663, followed by greater unrest in the modern region of Kirovohrad Oblast, as well as Polesie (all in the Right-bank Ukraine). [5] Moreover, the political crisis that followed the Pushkar–Barabash Uprising divided the Cossack Hetmanate completely on both banks of the Dnieper ...
Chmielowski (Polish pronunciation: [xmjɛˈlɔfski]; feminine: Chmielowska, plural: Chmielowscy) is a Polish surname.Notable people with the surname include: Albert Chmielowski (1845–1916), Polish Catholic saint