Busha

Busha (Буша in Ukrainian; Буша in Russian, Bușa in Romanian) is a village in Vinnytska Oblast, Central Ukraine, near the Moldovan border.

Understand

The village is at the confluence of the Murafa and Bushanka rivers in Yampilskyi Raion.

History

Citytower of Busha as a relict of the fortress

Historical settlements in the area around Busha date back to several ancient civilizations, including Cucuteni-Trypillian culture (from the 11th century BC), Scythia (4800-3000 BC), Chernyakhov culture (2nd – 5th century AD). From 400 – 800 AD, old East Slavic cultures arrived during the great Migration Period. In 1629, when Busha was granted the status of a city, there were 2000 people living in this place.

Busha is known in history because of the Peace of Busha that was signed in this village between the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Ottoman Empire on September 23, 1617. 

A big fortress that was built in the second half of the 17th century was completely destroyed again in the Cossack-Polish War (1648-1657) in 1654.

After its destruction, the city soon lost its status and was downgraded to village.

Get in

By bus

There is a bus from Vinnytsia on Saturday and Sunday. Check the current schedule. You can also get information at Vinnytsia's Central bus station.

See

• 5th-century pagan temple
• ruins of the castle including a town hall and an old tower
• an old cemetery from the 18th century
• four archaeological sites dating from the times of the Trypilian culture, Bronze Age, Iron Age and the Scythian period