Ancient history Human inhabitants have lived in the region since at least the
Neolithic period, with
Bug-Dniester culture and
Cucuteni-Trypillian culture archeological settlements found in the Yampіlsky Raion. During the Great
Migration Period, many nationalities passed through or settled in the region, leaving numerous traces in archaeological remains, including the
Cuman people,
Kipchak people,
Pechenegs,
Polans, and
Korchak culture. The main language was
Proto-Slavic.
Nestor in the
Primary Chronicle mentions
Slavic tribes, the
Tivertsi and
Ulichs along the
Dniester. The
Avars invaded in the 7th century. Prince
Oleg of Kiev, extended his rule over this territory known as the
ponizie, or "lowlands." In the 13th century, the
Mongols plundered Ponizie;
Algirdas, prince of the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania, freed it from their rule following his victory against the
Golden Horde in the
Battle of Blue Waters of 1362, annexing it to his own territories under the name of
Podolia, which means
ponizie, and
Polish colonization began in the 14th century. The settlement of Dzygivka is mentioned by name as early as 1500, and was part of the
Bratslav Voivodeship. At the end of the 16th century, it was acquired by
Jan Zamoyski,
Great Crown Chancellor and
Grand Crown Hetman. In 1787, King
Stanisław August Poniatowski of the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth officially proclaimed it as a
market town. establishing legal
merchant rights and
property rights. In 1795, when
Yampil was incorporated into the
Land of Rus, it remained part of Yampolskiy
uyezd under the
Podolia Governorate. In 1914, the largest landowner of the Podolia Governorate was Salomea Jaroszyńska z Jaroszynki in Dzygówka (Ярошинская Саломия Станиславовна 4651 дес., м. Дзыговка).
Jewish history In 1787, as an official market town, Dzygivka attracted a large
Jewish population. In 1871 approximately half of the population was Jewish. In 1853 there was one
synagogue, in 1889 there were three synagogues, and in the early 1900s there were five synagogues, with Jewish people working at the bank, at the medical facility, and running the factories. There were approximately fifty Jewish owned registered businesses. In November 1905 there was a
pogrom in a wave of
Anti-Jewish pogroms in the Russian Empire, and
Jewish persecution continued. By 1917, before the
Russian Revolution, most Jewish businesses were destroyed. In 1923, the Jewish population was 1,561. Right before World War II, the Jewish population was approximately twelve percent of the population. In 1941, the village was occupied by the
Romanian Armed Forces and became part of
Transnistria. A work camp was established and 100 Jews from
Romania were brought in, with many locals being sent to other work camps. In the spring of 1944, the village was released from occupation, and the Jewish exodus began to major cities and to other countries. By 1998, only 12 elderly residents remained.
Modern history Until 1916, ruled by the
Tzar as part of the
Tsardom of Russia and the
Russian Empire, constantly challenged by the
Zaporozhian Cossacks 1917 -
Russian Revolution 1918 -
Russian Civil War begins 1919–1920 Controlled by
Ukrainian People's Republic during
Russian Civil War 1921
Ukrainian War of Independence establishes territory boundaries 1922
Russian Civil War ends under the control of the
Red Army 1922–1941 Governed by the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union in the
USSR 1928–1933
Collectivization in the Ukrainian SSR,
kolhoz implemented by
Joseph Stalin 1932–1933
Holodomor famine under the leadership of Joseph Stalin, (Ukrainian: Голодомор) 1938
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is established as its
parliament in the
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the
USSR 1941–1944 Occupied by the
Romanian Armed Forces during
World War II Spring of 1944 Brief occupation by the
Wehrmacht of the German Army during the
Eastern Front (World War II) 1944
Soviet Armed Forces occupied
Vinnytsia 1945 End of
World War II 1945–1991 Governed by the
Soviet Union during the
Cold War 1990
Declaration of State Sovereignty of Ukraine 1991
Declaration of Independence of Ukraine joining the
Commonwealth of Independent States 1996 The adoption of
Constitution of Ukraine creates a
Semi-presidential system 2004–2005
Orange Revolution 2007 Ukrainian political crisis 2007
Verkhovna Rada holds new elections On 19 September 2024, the Verkhovna Rada voted to change the spelling of Dzyhivka to Dzygivka. ==Places of interest==