Busha
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Busha ( ) is a village situated in Podolia region in Ukraine, on the junction of the Murafa and Bushanka Rivers in Mohyliv-Podilskyi Raion in Vinnytsia Oblast, near the Moldovan border. It got the status of a city in the early 17th century. In 1629 there were 2000 people living in this city.
Busha ( ) is a village situated in Podolia region in Ukraine, on the junction of the Murafa and Bushanka Rivers in Mohyliv-Podilskyi Raion in Vinnytsia Oblast, near the Moldovan border. It got the status of a city in the early 17th century. In 1629 there were 2000 people living in this city. ==History== Busha is known in history because of the Peace of Busza that was signed in this village between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire on September 23, 1617. During the mid-17th century, the city, situated in Bracław Voivodeship of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, was also the site of several battles between Poles and Ukrainian Cossacks. ==In culture== In 1894 Ukrainian writer Mykhailo Starytsky published a short story describing the events of the 16541 Siege of Busha. Later it was reworked by the author into a drama. ==References== ==External links== Photos of Busha Map of Busha village Busha castle - video from a drone.
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