Lake Kurukove
Appearance
Kurukove | |
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Location | Poltava Oblast |
Coordinates | 49°00′35″N 33°24′00″E / 49.00972°N 33.40000°E |
Type | former lake |
Basin countries | Ukraine |
Settlements | Kremenchuk |
Kurukove (Ukrainian: Курукове Озеро) was a fresh water lake located in the central Ukrainian oblast of Poltava on the right bank of the Dnieper, opposite to Kremenchuk.
History
[edit]It was place of Kurukove lake battle near Tsybulnik River delta between Ukrainian Cossacks and the Poles in 25 October – 3 November 1625.[1] In 1625, the Treaty of Kurukove was signed at the site between the Ukrainian Cossacks and the Poles.