Krasnohrad
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| Krasnohrad Красноград |
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Ukraine Kharkiv Oblast |
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| - Total | 13.55 km² (5.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1992) | |||
| - Total | 27,600 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EET (UTC+3) | ||
| Website: krasnograd.iatp.org.ua | |||
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Krasnohrad (Ukrainian: Красноград) is a city in Kharkiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. Population is 22,670 (2001).
Located on the river. Berestovoy of 101 km. to the west of the city of Kharkov. Through the city passes ramp Moscow - Simferopol, railway lines in Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, Poltava, Lozovuyu. City Krasnograd Bilevska founded as a fortress in 1731-1733, in line consisting of the Ukrainian defence fortifications, which took place from the Dnieper to Siverskomu Dontsu. In 1784 the castle renamed Kostyantinograd, but in 1797 received the status of the city. Out in 1922 - Krasnograd.
City area - 1355 hectares, from which 58% are employed under building. The population in the city of 01.01.1992 stood at 27.6 thousand cel. In comparison of 1979, it decreased by 17.9 points. City area is located on vodorazdelnom plateau, which descends steeply to the right valley town Berestovoy. Overall, there is a surface slope from the northern east to south-west towards the river.
Climate - moderately continental. The average temperature in January -7,2 ° C, in July - +20,8 ° C. The absolute maximum +37 ° C, at least -35 ° C. Mean annual rainfall - 536 mm.
The main branch of the city economy - industry: gas, light (spinning mill), food (meat plants and cereal products, butter, plant food, bakery, vegetable factory), wood (furniture factory), as well as building materials industry. Of the cities in other settlements in the work go 14 thousand cel.
Services represented 4 educational, musical, artistic and sports schools, 2 hospitals, 16 libraries, 7 clubs, cinemas. Medical, vocational schools, teacher training college, technical school mechanization of agriculture. Works Regional Museum, Art Gallery.
Housing is 396 thousand M2% 56 of them - public. Housing 14.3 m2 at 1 per. City gas supply network and liquefied gas.
Green areas and plantations Krasnograda occupy 504 hectares, together with the river. Berestovoy is a place of rest townspeople. The city established a monument to soldiers who have died in battles for the liberation Krasnograda during the Great Patriotic War.
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