Okhtyrka

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Okhtyrka
Охтирка
Coat of arms of Ochtyrka
Ochtyrka (Ukraine)
Okhtyrka
Okhtyrka
Basic data
Oblast : Sumy Oblast
Rajon : District-free city
Height : 110 m
Area : 31.86 km²
Residents : 48,645 (2016)
Population density : 1,527 inhabitants per km²
Postcodes : 42700
Area code : +380 5446
Geographic location : 50 ° 19 '  N , 34 ° 54'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 18 '55 "  N , 34 ° 54' 2"  E
KOATUU : 5910200000
Administrative structure : 1 city, 4 villages
Mayor : Oleh Volodymyrowytsch Kasyanenko
Address: вул. Жовтнева 11
42700 м. Охтирка
Website : http://www.misto.okhtyrka.net/
Statistical information
Ochtyrka (Sumy Oblast)
Okhtyrka
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Ochtyrka ( Ukrainian Охтирка ; Russian Ахтырка Akhtyrka ) is a city in Sumy Oblast in northeast Ukraine and the administrative center of the raion of the same name . The city is located on the Ochtyrka River, which flows below the city into the Worskla , a tributary of the Dnieper . To the town of about 49,000 inhabitants (2016) also includes the villages Welyke Ozero ( Велике Озеро with about 270 inhabitants), Saluschany ( Залужани with about 30 inhabitants) Prystan ( Пристань , about 10 people) and Koziatyn ( Козятин , about 10 residents ).

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history

A Slavic settlement has existed here since the times of the Kievan Rus and was destroyed by the Tatars around 1240 . On March 29, 1641 , a fortress was built by Polish troops on Mount Okhtyr to protect the eastern borders of Poland-Lithuania from the Tatars. The name of the city can be traced back to Turkic roots, whereby one of several hypotheses is that the Ochtyrka River running through the city gave the settlement its name, as it is very similar to the Turkic term for "lazy river".

In 1654 the Orthodox Holy Trinity Monastery was founded by monks from the Lebedyn Monastery , who had fled from there from repression by the Catholics. In 1655 the place received its own Cossack pulk in the course of the defection of the Cossack state from Poland-Lithuania. With the incorporation of the Cossack state into the Russian Empire , Ochtyrka was granted city rights in 1703.

The monastery, which is located on Mount Okhtyrka, had grown considerably thanks to gifts from Tsars Alexei I and Peter the Great . From around 1720 he was responsible for the rich city of Trostyanets . Ochtyrka was initially the capital of the Sloboda-Ukraine governorate , but then became part of the Kharkov governorate and the administrative center of Ujesd Ochtyrka. In 1709 the city's Cossacks fought in the battle of Poltava not with the Cossacks under the hetman Ivan Masepa , but on the side of the Russian Empire. For the most part, however, the group was involved in battles with the Tatars . From the beginning of the 18th century, in addition to its military and religious importance, it also became a trade and production center. Tobacco processing in factories was of particular relevance , in which the place was in the first place in the Russian Empire in 1718.

In 1765 the Cossack pulk was converted into a hussar unit at the instigation of Catherine the Great , in which the war writer Denis Dawydow , the poet M. Ju. Lermontov , the composer AA Aljabjew and the Decrabrist SI Muravjow-Apostol performed their service.

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After the monastery was closed and destroyed by Catherine II , the order was given in 1842 to begin rebuilding. The picture listed under the web links shows a view of the monastery from the 19th century.

In 1874 a local issue of postage stamps was issued. In 1881 22,030 inhabitants lived in the city, who lived mainly from the production of tallow , candles, leather and pottery . By 1897 the number grew to 23,399 residents. At that time 89.1% of the population were Ukrainians , 11.1% Russians , 0.7% Jews, 0.3% Poles and 0.3% Tatars .

In the course of the First World War , the Jews were expelled from the city. In 1917 the monastery was closed by the Bolsheviks and used as barracks during World War II . During the Second World War the city was occupied by the Germans. In August 1943 there was fighting in the vicinity of the city in the course of the Belgorod - Kharkiv offensive of the Red Army . After the war, the monastery buildings were demolished in order to obtain building material. Only the church tower survived the Soviet era.

A missile launch pad was set up in Okhtyrka during the Cold War. The city also had a military airfield. After the population increased from 45,785 to 51,042 between 1979 and 1989, it fell slightly during the transformation phase. However, the decrease of less than 2% is relatively small compared to many other cities. Since the beginning of 2002 the monastery, which is subordinate to the Russian Orthodox Church, has been rebuilt.

An estate near Moscow is named after the city .

Population development

1979 1989 2001 2005 2016
45,785 50,726 50,399 49,599 48,645

Source:

Economy and Transport

The mechanical engineering industry is of particular economic importance. The light and food industries also play a role. Oil and gas are produced near the city. Ochtyrka is located on the regional road P-17 between Poltava and Sumy and the territorial roads T-21-06 and T-17-05 . There is a connection to the railway line between Kharkiv and Sumy via a branch line .

sons and daughters of the town

Rajon

Coat of Arms of Okhtyrka Raion.svg

The Ochtyrka Rajon, founded in 1923 and administered from Ochtyrka, is located in the south of Sumy Oblast. It has an area of ​​1,287 km² and a population of around 27,500 inhabitants. The population density of the Rajons is 21 inhabitants per km².

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Population figures on pop-stat.mashke.org