Shpolka River
A narrow river runs through the town, widening in places into ponds. On the poster it traces a soft line through the streets and divides the town into distinct halves.
Minimalist map poster · Ukraine
49.0129° N / 31.3926° E
A central Ukrainian town along the small Shpolka River, its streets spreading over gently rolling farmland.

One city, five moods
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The map
Shpola is a town in Cherkasy Oblast, in the wooded steppe of central Ukraine. The small Shpolka River runs through it, and the town has grown along both banks. From above, a central area of denser blocks gives way to long residential streets lined with single houses and gardens, which run out into large open fields.
The town is known in Jewish history as the home of Aryeh Leib of Shpola, an eighteenth-century Hasidic figure remembered as the Shpoler Zeide, the grandfather of Shpola. Like many towns in the region, Shpola once had a large Jewish community, and its name still carries that association for descendants around the world.
A Shpola map poster shows the characteristic form of a Ukrainian district town: a modest core, the thread of a river with its ponds, and long streets of household plots that make a fine, regular texture at the edges. It is a restrained image with a strong sense of place.
A narrow river runs through the town, widening in places into ponds. On the poster it traces a soft line through the streets and divides the town into distinct halves.
Long residential streets are lined with houses set on deep plots. From above they create parallel bands that give the outer districts a rhythmic, combed appearance.
Wide fields surround the town in every direction. Their large, simple shapes contrast with the finer street network and frame the settlement cleanly on the page.
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The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Shpola
Shpola appears on the walls of people with Ukrainian family roots and of descendants of its former Jewish community who want a tangible link to an ancestral town. The map gives a quiet, dignified record of the place.
Add a family name, a year of emigration or a personal note in the title and subtitle, and keep or change the coordinates. The five styles are Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint and Sand.
Order the Shpola poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
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Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
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