Bolhrad
Bolhrad
Болград | |
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City | |
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Bolhrad | |
Coordinates: 45°40′2″N 28°36′46″E / 45.66722°N 28.61278°ECoordinates: 45°40′2″N 28°36′46″E / 45.66722°N 28.61278°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Odessa Oblast |
Raion | Bolhrad Raion |
Founded | 1821 |
Area | |
• Total | 94 km2 (36 sq mi) |
Elevation | 75 m (246 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,056 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postcode district(s) | 68700—706 |
Area code(s) | +380-4846 |
Bolhrad (Ukrainian: Болград, romanized: Bolhrad; Bulgarian and Russian: Болград, romanized: Bolgrad; Romanian: Bolgrad), is a small city in Odessa Oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, in the historical region of Budjak. It is the administrative center of Bolhrad Raion (district). Population: 15,056 (2020 est.)[1]
History[]
Russian Empire (Bessarabia) 1821–1856
Principality of Moldavia 1856–1859
Romania 1859–1878
Russian Empire (Bessarabia) 1878–1917
Moldavian Democratic Republic 1917–1918
Kingdom of Romania 1918–1940
Soviet Union (Ukrainian SSR) 1940–1941
Kingdom of Romania 1941–1944
Soviet Union (Ukrainian SSR) 1944–1991
Ukraine 1991–present
Bolhrad was founded in 1821 by Bulgarian settlers in Bessarabia, under the direction of General Ivan Inzov who is "revered" by Bolhrad residents as the "Founder of Our City."[2] Bolhrad became part of Moldavia from 1856 to 1859, Romania from 1859 to 1878, 1918 to 1940, and 1941 to 1944, before being incorporated into the USSR (in the territory of the Ukrainian SSR), and later independent Ukraine. In 1921, there was a terrorist attack on a palace on the city.[3]
Transfiguration Cathedral
Bolhrad High School
Demographics[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1930 | 14,280 | — |
1941 | 10,713 | −25.0% |
2001 | 17,353 | +62.0% |
2011 (est.) | 15,479 | −10.8% |
The surrounding Bolhradsky district is predominantly populated by ethnic Bulgarians (a majority of 61%). Bolhrad itself is inhabited by a large number of Bessarabian Bulgarians and is considered by locals to be the unofficial capital of the Bessarabian historic district of Budjak.
Economy[]
As of 1920, Bolhrad had a coal industry.[4]
Education[]
The Georgi Sava Rakovski Bolhrad High School founded in 1858 is the oldest high school of the Bulgarian National Revival.[5][6]
Notable residents[]
- Dimitar Grekov (1847–1901), Bulgarian politician
- Danail Nikolaev (1852–1942), Bulgarian general
- Georgi Todorov (1858–1934), Bulgarian general
- Mykola Shmatko (b. 1943), contemporary Ukrainian sculptor, professor and painter (not a native, but lived in Bolhrad)
- Petro Poroshenko (b. 1965), fifth President of Ukraine, entrepreneur, business oligarch
References[]
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- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Куемжи, Мария, Болградский Историко-Этнографический Музей (Bolhrad, Odes'ka Oblast, Ukraine; Фонд им. И.Н. Инзова, 2007)
- ^ "Bomb in Bolgrad Palace Kills 100 Guards, Report". Chicago Tribune. 14 December 1921. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ Kaba, John (1919). Politico-economic Review of Basarabia. United States: American Relief Administration. p. 27.
- ^ Манолова, Надя; Красимира Табакова (2008). "150 години Болградска гимназия" (in Bulgarian). Държавна агенция за българите в чужбина. Archived from the original on April 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ "Болградска гимназия „Свети свети Кирил и Методий"". Българска енциклопедия А-Я (in Bulgarian). БАН, Труд, Сирма. 2002. ISBN 954-8104-08-3. OCLC 163361648.
External links[]
- Cities in Odessa Oblast
- Populated places established in 1821
- Cities of district significance in Ukraine
- Populated places established in the Russian Empire
- 1821 establishments in the Russian Empire
- Bulgarian communities in Ukraine
- Bessarabia Governorate
- Ismail County
- Bolhrad Raion