Oleksandriia
| Olexandria Олександрія | |||
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| City of regional significance | |||
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| Coordinates: 48°40′N 33°07′E / 48.667°N 33.117°ECoordinates: 48°40′N 33°07′E / 48.667°N 33.117°E | |||
| Country | Ukraine | ||
| Oblast | Kirovohrad | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Tsapyuk Stepan Kirillovich | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 55 km2 (21 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 107 m (351 ft) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 82,819 | ||
| Zip code | 28000-28019 | ||
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Oleksandriia (Ukrainian: Олександрія, is a city located in Kirovohrad Oblast (region) in central Ukraine. Administratively, Oleksandriia is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Ir also serves as the administrative center of Oleksandriia Raion (district), though administratively it does not belong to the raion.
In 2001 it had a population of 93,357, and including the villages (selo) and townlets in the city municipality a population of 103,856. Current population: 82,819 (2013 est.)[1].
History
The city is first mentioned in 1754, as the settlement Usivka (Ukrainian: Усівка, Russian: Усовка). During establishment of the Russian colony of New Serbia in 1754-64, next to the settlement was established encampment (sconce) Bechey (after the Serbian city of Bečej) that quartered the 3rd Pandurs company (see Trenck's Pandurs). In 1784, the Russian government has given the settlement a Hellenic name of Aleksandriysk and later Aleksandriya (locally as Oleksandriya). In 1806-1922, Oleksandriya was a county (uyezd) seat. The Germans occupied the city during War War II from 1941 - 1944. A witness recounted of the Germans' occupation: "When they arrived, the German soldiers burned the synagogue near the river and set fire to the Jewish houses. They were terrible. The Jews tried to take the furniture from their houses so it wouldn’t burn."[2]
Places of interest
A popular place to visit in the town is Oleksandriia's square, known as Lenin Square ("Площа Леніна").
People from Oleksandriia
- Yuriy Kravchenko, Ukrainian police officer and statesman (1951)
- Pyotr Koshevoy, Soviet military leader (1968)
- Leonid Popov, Soviet cosmonaut
- Sholom Secunda, Jewish-American composer (1894)
- Ihor Nenko, first Ukrainian and post Soviet Union athlete who swam across La Manche (English Channel)[3]
References
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Yahad Interactive Map". Execution Sites of Jewish Victims Investigated by Yahad-In Unum. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ Crossing the English Channel
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