Myrhorod

Myrhorod

Миргород

Myrhorod

Basic data

Oblast :

Poltava Oblast

Rajon :

District-free city

Height :

105 m

Area :

19.0 km²

Residents :

41,793 (January 1, 2006)

Population density :

2,200 inhabitants per km²

Postcodes :

37600

Area code :

+380 5355

Geographic location :

49 ° 58 ' N , 33 ° 36' E Coordinates: 49 ° 58 '0 " N , 33 ° 36' 0" E

KOATUU :

5310900000

Administrative structure :

1 city

Mayor :

Serhiy Solomacha

Address:

вул. Незалежності 17
37600 м. Миргород

Website :

http://www.myrgorod.pl.ua

Statistical information

Myrhorod

Myrhorod ( Ukrainian Миргород ; Russian Миргород Mirgorod , Polish Mirgorod ) is a city in the central Ukrainian Poltava Oblast on the banks of the Khorol River . As an independent city, Myrhorod is also the administrative center of Myrhorod Rajons . The name of the place means "peaceful city".

history

As early as the 11th century, a fortification system is said to have been built on the site of today's city on the instructions of the Kiev Grand Duke Vladimir I. This was part of a chain of guard points, which should protect the eastern border of the empire of the Kievan Rus . The first written mention is controversial. Some historians claim it took place in 1530 when the city received Magdeburg law and a coat of arms. Others consider a document from 1575 as the earliest mention, when the Polish King Stephan Báthory gave it the statute of a Polish city. The city remained in the possession of Poland until the Cossacks achieved independence in 1648 . During this time, Myrhorod was known for its gunpowder production.

In 1650, the Ukrainian hetman Bohdan Khmelnyzkyj met with envoys from the Russian Empire in the city to discuss a possible unification of the two states. At that time, however, the negotiations were still unsuccessful. In 1654 the Russian Empire managed to establish a connection with the Cossack state under his leadership. From 1683 to 1727 the Myrhorod regiment of the Cossacks was led by Danylo Apostol , who then acted as a Ukrainian hetman from 1727 to 1734.

In the 19th century, the city, which was part of the Poltava Governorate from 1802, was immortalized in some of his short stories by the Russian writer Gogol . Gogol was born near the town in the village of Velyki Sorochyntsi and had spent much of his youth in this region. In 1835 he published an anthology of short stories entitled Mirgorod . In the 19th century the development of the city was hampered by epidemics and famine. In 1802, 6,334 people lived in the city; in 1897 there were 10,037. Of these, 82.5% were Ukrainians , 12.4% Jews and 4.25% Russians .

From 1912 the city developed into an important Ukrainian health resort , even if this development was initially hampered by the First World War and the Russian Civil War . In 1926 there were already 20,834 inhabitants in the city. After most of the spa facilities had been destroyed in the Second World War, they were rebuilt and expanded. By 1989 the Myrhorod had grown to 46,663 inhabitants. In the course of the transition crisis, however, the place lost almost 10% of its population. Today the city is predominantly inhabited by Ukrainians (2001: 89.6%), Russians make up the second largest ethnic group (9.0%). The Myrhorod pig is named after the place.

coat of arms

Description: In blue, a gold paw cross over an eight-pointed silver star . A three-tower, silver wall crown on a shield historicized with a gold rim.

Infrastructure, economy and transport

Source on the site of the sanatorium in Myrhorod, 2008

The four largest sanatoriums in the city now have a total of 3,500 beds. Myrhorod is an important center for the treatment of diabetes patients in Ukraine. The water obtained from local springs, which has a slightly salty taste, is a popular mineral water in Ukraine and is also exported abroad. In addition to the food industry, mechanical engineering is also important. The city is on the Kiev-Poltava-Kharkiv railway line .

Personalities

Birthplace of the painter Wladimir Borowikowski (1757-1825)
Birthplace of the writer and dramaturge Panas Myrnyj (1849–1920)
Birthplace of the Yiddish author Jakob Gordin (1853–1909)
Birthplace of the writer Anatolij Dimarow (1922-2014)
Birthplace of the philosopher and university rector of the University of Kiev Leonid Huberskyj (* 1941)

Place of work and death of the Georgian writer David Guramishvili (1705–1792)
Place of activity and death of the artist and bandura farmer Opanas Slastion (1855–1933)

literature

N. Gogol: Master novels / Fantastic novels / Mirgorod. Könemann, Cologne 2001, ISBN 3-8290-4946-3

credentials

↑ Tschyselnist najawnoho naselennja Ukrajiny, Kiev 2006

Web links

Commons : Myrhorod - collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] Tschyselnist najawnoho naselennja Ukrajiny, Kiev 2006