Zolotonosha

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Coordinates: 49°40′0″N, 32°01′60″E

Zolotonosha
Золотоноша

The Sviato-Uspenskyi Cathedral in Zolotonosha.
Location
Map of Ukraine with Zolotonosha highlighted.
Government
Country Oblast Raion	Ukraine Cherkasy Oblast Zolotoniskyi Raion
First mentioned	1576
Magdeburg rights	1635
Mayor
Geographical characteristics
Area  - City	21.65 km²
Population  - City (2005)    - Density  - Metro area	28,375   163/km² 29,515
Coordinates	49°40′0″N, 32°01′60″E
Other Information
Postal Code	19700
Dialing Code	+380 4737

Zolotonosha (Ukrainian: Золотоноша) is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. It is located at around 49°40′0″N, 32°1′60″E, the city serves as the administrative center of the Zolotoniskyi Raion (district), however the city itself is also designated as a separate district within the oblast.

Zolotonosha is located on the Zolotonoshka River, a tributary of the Dnieper within 30 km of the oblast's administrative center, Cherkasy. The city is also located on the railroad line Bakhmach-Odessa, and on the autoroad Kiev-Kremenchuk and Cherkasy-Shramkovka.

Contents 1 History 2 Monuments of architecture 3 People from Zolotonosha 4 References

[edit] History

Zolotonosha was first mentioned in written works around the year 1576. Since 1635, Zolotonosha has retained the Magdeburg rights. During the Russian Civil War, Zolotonosha became part of the Soviet Union, and belonged to the Ukrainian SSR until 1991, when the Soviet Union fell apart. Since 1991, the city is part of Ukraine.

[edit] Monuments of architecture

• Preobrazhenska Church of the Krasnohirskoho Monastery. Desinged by Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi in the Ukrainian Baroque style; built in 1767-1771.
• Sviato-Uspenskyi Cathedral, 1909.

[edit] People from Zolotonosha

• Isaac Boleslavsky (June 9, 1919, Zolotonosha - February 15, 1977, Minsk) was a Jewish chess grandmaster.
• Ber Borochov (June 22, 1881, Zolotonosha - December 17, 1918, Kiev) was the Jewish founder of the Poale Zion party and a supporter of the Red Army.

[edit] References

	Administrative divisions of Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine
	Raions: Cherkaskyi | Chornobaivskyi | Chyhyrynskyi | Drabivskyi | Horodyshchenskyi | Kamianskyi | Kanivskyi | Katerynopilskyi | Khrystynivskyi | Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi | Lysianskyi | Mankivskyi | Monastyryschenskyi | Shpolianskyi | Smilianskyi | Talnivskyi | Umanskyi | Zhashkivskyi | Zolotoniskyi | Zvenyhorodskyi
	Cities: Cherkasy | Chyhyryn | Horodysche | Kamianka | Kaniv | Khrystynivka | Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi | Monastyrysche | Shpola | Smila | Talne | Uman | Vatutine | Zhashkiv | Zolotonosha | Zvenyhorodka
	Urban-type settlements: Babanka | Buky | Chornobai | Drabiv | Irdyn | Katerynopil | Lysianka | Mankivka | Shramivka | Stebliv | Tsvitkove | Tsybuliv | Verkhniachka | Vilshana | Yerky | more...
	Villages: Moryntsi | more...