Reni, Ukraine
| Reni Рені | ||
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| City of district significance | ||
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  Reni Location of Reni in Odessa Oblast | ||
| Coordinates: 45°27′27″N 28°16′16″E / 45.45750°N 28.27111°ECoordinates: 45°27′27″N 28°16′16″E / 45.45750°N 28.27111°E | ||
| Country |
 Ukraine | |
| Region | Odessa Oblast | |
| District | Reni Raion | |
| Government | ||
| • City Head | Serhiy Kolevych | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 393 km2 (152 sq mi) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 19,488 (01.01.2011)[1] | |
| • Density | 49,6/km2 (1,280/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 68800—809 | |
| Area code | +380 4840 | |
| Website | ||
Reni (Ukrainian: Рені; Romanian: Reni; Russian: Рени) is a small town in the Odessa Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Reni Raion (district), and is located in the Bessarabian historic district of Budjak. The settlement was founded around 1548, acquiring city status in 1821.
The current estimated population is around 20,000. The surrounding Reniysky Raion includes some 38,000 people (including those in the town), 49% of them ethnic Romanians, 18% Ukrainians, 15% Russians, 8.5% Bulgarians and 8% Gagauz.[2]
A railway linking Moldova and Romania passes through Reni, since the city was a part of Romania prior to 1947, when it was claimed by the Soviet Union. There are six schools, one filial branch of the Dnipropetrovsk National University, and three churches.
Gallery
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Freedom Square
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Grave of the Russian soldiers
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Regional History Museum
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Ascension of the Lord Cathedral
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Traditional houses in Reni
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Reni marine port
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Sts. Constantine and Helena Church
Personalities
- Pavel Ciobanu, Moldovan soccer player
- Dmitry Zaets Reni's painter
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reni (city). |
External links
- Ukraine: Odessa District Rises up Against Mobilization Call-up papers burned and Ukrainian patrols blocked in the district of Reni
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