Zvenyhorodka
| Zvenyhorodka Звенигородка | ||
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  Zvenyhorodka Location of Zvenyhorodka | ||
 Zvenyhorodka | ||
| Coordinates: 49°4′11″N 30°58′4″E / 49.06972°N 30.96778°ECoordinates: 49°4′11″N 30°58′4″E / 49.06972°N 30.96778°E | ||
| Country | Ukraine | |
| Oblast | Cherkasy Oblast | |
| Raion | Zvenyhorodka Raion | |
| Established | 1394 | |
| City rights | 1938 | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi) | |
| Population 18 824 (2007) | ||
| • Total | 11,960 | |
| Postal code | 20200-20207 | |
| Area code(s) | +380 4740 | |
| Website |
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Zvenyhorodka (Ukrainian: Звенигородка; Russian: Звенигородка, Zvenigorodka) is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine on the river Hnylyi Tikych.
History
The town is the administrative center of the Zvenyhorodka Raion (district). During the 19th century it had been part of the Russian Kiev Governorate. Around the turn to the 20th century the town had a train station, three Greek Orthodox churches and one Roman Catholic church.[1]
Number of inhabitants in years
- 1897: 16,972[1]
- 1926: 18,020, 61% Ukrainians, 37% Jews, 1% Russians and 1% Poles.[2]
- 2005: approx. 19,900.
Notable residents
- David Günzburg (1857–1910), Russian orientalist and Jewish communal leader.
- Horace Günzburg (1833–1909), Russian philanthropist.
- Fay Herbstman (1922-2015), Noted chef, author of cooking compilations, and founding mother of the Herbstman Society.
References
- (Ukrainian) (1972) Icтopia мicт i ciл Укpaїнcькoї CCP - Черкаськa область (History of Towns and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR - Cherkasy Oblast), Kiev.
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