Derhatschi

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Derhatschi
Дергачі
Derhatschi coat of arms
Derhatschi (Ukraine)
Derhatschi
Derhatschi
Basic data
Oblast : Kharkiv Oblast
Rajon : Derhatschi Raion
Height : 122 m
Area : 137.6592 km²
Residents : 17,781 (2019)
Population density : 129 inhabitants per km²
Postcodes : 62300
Area code : +380 5763
Geographic location : 50 ° 7 '  N , 36 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 6 '42 "  N , 36 ° 7' 14"  E
KOATUU : 6322010100
Administrative structure : 1 city , 8 villages
Address: вул. Петровського 79-Б
62300 м. Дергачі
Website : official website
Statistical information
Derhatschi (Kharkiv Oblast)
Derhatschi
Derhatschi
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Derhatschi station

Derhatschi ( Ukrainian Дергачі ; Russian Дергачи Dergatschi ) is a city in eastern Ukraine and the administrative center of the raion of the same name in Kharkiv Oblast with about 18,000 inhabitants (2019) on an area of ​​137.7 km².

geography

Derhatschi lies on the banks of the Lopan , a 96 km long left tributary of the Udy , 12 km northwest of the Kharkiv Oblast center and 36 km northeast of Ljubotyn .

In addition to Derhatschi, the municipality also includes the villages:

  • Bilaschi (Ukrainian Білаші ); about 80 inhabitants
  • Bolyboky (Ukrainian Болибоки ); about 30 residents
  • Jemzi (Ukrainian Ємці ); about 140 inhabitants
  • Samirzi (Ukrainian Замірці ); about 90 inhabitants
  • Masliji (Ukrainian Маслії ); about 20 residents
  • Myschtschenky (Ukrainian Мищенки ); about 5 residents
  • Semenivka (Ukrainian Семенівка ); about 60 inhabitants
  • Zhovkopljassy (Ukrainian Шовкопляси ); about 190 inhabitants

history

Today's Derhatschi was founded by Cossacks around 1660 . The first mention of the settlement comes from 1689 in connection with the attack by the Crimean Tatars . In 1923 the village became the administrative center of the newly established Rajons.

The place was occupied twice by Wehrmacht troops: from October 22, 1941 to February 13, 1943 (478 days) and from March 10, 1943 to August 19, 1943 (162 days). In 1943 the village of Derkachi (Ukrainian Деркачі ) was renamed Derhatschi and received city status in 1977.

Population development

1779 1864 1914 1939 1959 1970 1979 1989 2001 2015 2019
2,287 5,874 14,600 18,379 20,967 21,818 22,536 22,915 20,258 18,223 17,781

Source:

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Demography of Ukrainian cities on pop-stat.mashke.org
  2. ↑ page of the city (Ukrainian)