Reni, Ukraine
Reni
Рені | |
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City | |
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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 | Izmail Raion |
Government | |
• City Head/Mayor | Igor Plegov |
Area | |
• Total | 393 km2 (152 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 18,011 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 68800—809 |
Area code | +380 4840 |
Website | http://renimvk.od.ua/ |
Reni (Ukrainian: Рені; Romanian: Reni; Russian: Рени) is a small city in Odessa Oblast (province) of south Ukraine. It is located in the Bessarabian historic district of Budjak. Reni lies on the left bank of the Danube. The settlement was founded around 1548, acquiring city status in 1821. Population: 18,011 (2021 est.)[1]
The surrounding Reni Raion includes some 38,000 people (including those in the town), 49% of them ethnic Moldovans, 18% Ukrainians, 15% Russians, 8.5% Bulgarians and 8% Gagauz.[2]
There are six schools, one filial branch of the Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, and three Ukrainian Orthodox church buildings. It is also home to the 'Light of the World' church, which has been working to help the local community for the past 21 years, led by Ockert Potgieter and his wife Michelle.[3]
Gallery[]
Freedom Square
Grave of the soldiers
Regional History Museum
Ascension of the Lord Cathedral
Traditional houses in Reni
Reni marine port
Sts. Constantine and Helena Church
Personalities[]
- Alexander Deutsch, Soviet astronomer
- Pavel Ciobanu, Moldovan soccer player
- Dmitry Zaets Reni's painter
References[]
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- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ 2001 All Ukrainian population census results for Odessa Region Archived 2009-07-31 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://novidien.weebly.com
External links[]
- Ukraine: Odessa District Rises up Against Mobilization Call-up papers burned and Ukrainian patrols blocked in the district of Reni
- Cities in Odessa Oblast
- Populated places on the Danube
- Port cities and towns in Ukraine
- Port cities of the Black Sea
- Cities of district significance in Ukraine
- 1548 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
- Izmailsky Uyezd
- Ismail County
- Izmail Raion