Way Home. Until 18 July 2020, Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi served as an administrative center of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Cherkasy Oblast to four. The area of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi Raion was split between Cherkasy and Zvenyhorodka Raions, with Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi being transferred to Cherkasy Raion. Economy Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi contains a railroad station Korsun, on the railroad line Kyiv-Zvitkovo. Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi also contains many industrial factories, namely some mechanical factories, a construction material factory, an asphalt factory, a winemaking factory, sewing factory, and others. Architecture A park complex belonging to the former palace of the noble Lopukhin-Demydov family, considered one of the best natural park complexes in the style of Romanticism in Ukraine. The park was constructed in 1782 by the request of the noble Stanisław Poniatowski, the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, a writer and artist. In the middle of the 19th century, the park was decorated with many sculptures. In addition, small pedestrian bridges were added. Total area of the park – 97 hectares. The palace of the noble Lopukhin-Demydov family. The Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi historical-cultural preserve. Museum dedicated to the history of the Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi Battle. Famous people Vasyl Avramenko, actor, dancer, choreographer, balletmaster, director, and film producer Anatoli Khorozov, president of the Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine, hotel businessman Kyrylo Stetsenko, composer, conductor, critic, and teacher International relations Twin towns – Sister cities Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi is twinned with: Chojnice, Poland Gifhorn, Germany. Gallery See also Korsun Pocket – 1944 battle on the Eastern Front of World War II. Battle of Korsun – 1648 battle during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. References Notes Sources (1972) Історіа міст і сіл Української CCP - Черкаська область (History of Towns and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR - Cherkasy Oblast), Kyiv. Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine External links korsun.ic.ck.ua - Website of the historical-cultural preserve in the city heraldry.com.ua - Coat of arms of Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi (Ukrainian) sunsite.berkeley.edu - Soviet topographic map 1:100,000 Cities in Cherkasy Oblast Cities of district significance in Ukraine Cossack Hetmanate Kiev Voivodeship Kanevsky Uyezd