Velyki Sorochyntsi (Ukrainian: Великі Сорочинці, Russian: Вели́кие Соро́чинцы or Больши́е Соро́чинцы, tranlit. Velikiye Sorochintsy or Bol'shiye Sorochintsy; formerly referred to simply as Sorochyntsi) is a village in the Poltava Oblast (province) of central Ukraine. It can be translated as the Grand Sorochyntsi. The village is located in the Myrhorodsky Raion (district) of the oblast, at around 50°0′3″N 33°9′4″E / 50.00083°N 33.15111°E / 50.00083; 33.15111, and is famous as both the birthplace of the great writer Nikolai Gogol (April 1 1809) and the location of the Sorochyntsi Fair.
The current estimated population is around 4,037 (as of 2006 ).
The name of the village came either from the Slavic word Soroka (magpie) or Sorochka (shirt). There are many legends explaining the name of the village as the location of the Magpie's kingdom or of some magical shirt.
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