Sentscha
| Sentscha | |||
| Сенча | |||
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| Oblast : | Poltava Oblast | ||
| Rajon : | Lochvytsia district | ||
| Height : | 101 m | ||
| Area : | 95.312 km² | ||
| Residents : | 3,037 (2004) | ||
| Population density : | 32 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Postcodes : | 37254 | ||
| Area code : | +380 5356 | ||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 15 ' N , 33 ° 21' E | ||
| KOATUU : | 5322686601 | ||
| Administrative structure : | 3 villages | ||
| Mayor : | Mykola Saliskyj | ||
| Address: | 37254 с. Сенча | ||
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Sentscha ( Ukrainian and Russian Сенча ) is a village in Lochwyzja Rajon in the central Ukrainian Poltava Oblast with 3,000 inhabitants on both sides of the Sula River .
The village is the capital of the district council of the same name , which also includes the villages Lutschka (Ukrainian Лучка ) with 216 inhabitants and Rudka (Ukrainian Рудка ) with 64 inhabitants.
history
The settlement Sentscha was first mentioned in 989 AD. After the rule of the Tatars it grew under Polish-Lithuanian rule, so that in 1638 1,403 inhabitants lived in it, making it the third largest settlement in the area of today's Poltava Oblast after Lochwyzja and Lubny . At that time the Sentscha had 31 mill wheels. The village Lutschka was first mentioned in 1623, the village Rudka in 1722. In 1767 Sentscha was given a coat of arms. In 1934 the rural community received its current form.
economy
Sentscha is known regionally for its traditional ceramic work . There is an oil processing company in the village.
