Watutine

Watutine

Ватутіне

Watutine

Basic data

Oblast :

Cherkasy Oblast

Rajon :

District-free city

Height :

no information

Area :

10.89 km²

Residents :

18,152 (2012)

Population density :

1,667 inhabitants per km²

Postcodes :

20250-20254

Area code :

+380 4740

Geographic location :

49 ° 1 ′ N , 31 ° 4 ′ E Coordinates: 49 ° 1 ′ 0 ″ N , 31 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ E

KOATUU :

7140200000

Administrative structure :

1 city, 1 village (Selo (село))

Address:

вул. Дружби 8
20250 м. Ватутіне

Website :

http://vatutino2005.narod.ru/

Statistical information

Watutine

Watutine ( Ukrainian Ватутіне ; Russian Ватутино Watutino ) is a city in Cherkassy Oblast in Ukraine with about 18,000 inhabitants. In addition to the city, the municipality also includes the village of Skalywatka ( Скаливатка ).

history

The city, designed on the drawing board, was founded in 1947 and named after the Soviet Army General Nikolai Fyodorowitsch Watutin , who was seriously wounded by Ukrainian nationalists during the war and died as a result. The first buildings in the city were built by German prisoners of war, among others. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the city has been part of the independent Ukraine, and in 1992 it was placed under oblast administration.

economy

Watutine is on the Uman - Cherkassy railway line . Although the train station is near the city center, the station is called "Bagacheve". This is also where the bus station is located, from which buses run several times a day to all the surrounding cities in a medium distance such as Kiev , Uman and Cherkassy. Until the 1990s, coal was extracted in Watutine in an open-cast mine , some of which was further processed in a briquette factory on site. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, coal production was stopped and all related operations were shut down.

Infrastructure

The city center is crossed by Watutin Prospect, the main street on which the Palace of Culture is located. There is a year-round program of events there. The city has several schools and kindergartens. For some years now, the administration has been trying to expand and relocate industrial, service and commercial operations. There is a bread factory, a meat combine, a fireclay factory operated with French participation and several medium-sized companies. The area around Watutine is dominated by agriculture . There are also extensive managed forests that have a high recreational and recreational value.

Location and surroundings

Watutine is located on the Shpolka River (Ukrainian Шполка ), which is dammed into a lake there. Watutine is surrounded by the Zvenyhorodka district . In this Rajon is the village Shevchenko , which is named after the most important Ukrainian poet, painter and writer Taras Shevchenko . There is a museum in the house where he was born. Watutine is about 200 km south of the state capital Kiev and can be reached by road and rail links. A local TV station broadcasts news and interesting facts about Watutine and the surrounding area at certain times of the day.

Culture

The city festival is celebrated on August 26th, Miner's Day, and celebrated with an extensive cultural program.

Web links

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

City history on the city's website (Ukrainian)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Population Statistical Office Cherkassy Oblast

[Einwohnerzahl-1] Population Statistical Office Cherkassy Oblast