Cherkasy region

Three Wells

Description

  • In the late 19th - early 20th century the wells were called ,,Haidamatski”.

Three wells are a hydrological monument of local importance. The documents related to their creation are not found till now.

According to the legend, the wells were dug in the middle of the 17th century by order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi to water the horses.
In the late 19th - early 20th century the wells were called ,,Haidamatski”.

Three wells are a hydrological monument of local importance. The documents related to their creation are not found till now.

According to the legend, the wells were dug in the middle of the 17th century by order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi to water the horses.
In the late 19th - early 20th century the wells were called ,,Haidamatski”.

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HISTORY

  • It is believed that the Three Wells are fed from three different sources, the taste of the water differs, the water has healing properties.

According to one legend, the wells were built during the Liberation War, led by Bohdan Khmelnytskyi. Convoys with wounded soldiers stretched to the village of Subotiv. Exhausted by wounds and by heat, the Cossacks stopped in the valley near the source. It is right here, according to the legend, there was a military hospital. One day, three horsemen rode into the village, each holding a fiercely wounded comrade. By order of the hetman, the soldiers were left with a healer, who treated them with herbs infused with spring water. Soon the Cossacks recovered and each of them dug a well in the place of healing springs.

According to one legend, the wells were built during the Liberation War, led by Bohdan Khmelnytskyi. Convoys with wounded soldiers stretched to the village of Subotiv. Exhausted by wounds and by heat, the Cossacks stopped in the valley near the source. It is right here, according to the legend, there was a military hospital. One day, three horsemen rode into the village, each holding a fiercely wounded comrade. By order of the hetman, the soldiers were left with a healer, who treated them with herbs infused with spring water. Soon the Cossacks recovered and each of them dug a well in the place of healing springs.

INTERESTING FACTS

  • Three wells are a hydrological monument of local importance
  • According to the legend, the wells were dug in the middle of the 17th century by order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi to water the horses
  • Three wells are a hydrological monument of local importance
  • According to the legend, the wells were dug in the middle of the 17th century by order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi to water the horses