Zvenyhorodka

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Zvenyhorodka
Звенигородка
Zwinogródka
Central part of Zvenyhorodka
Central part of Zvenyhorodka
Coat of arms of Zvenyhorodka
Coat of arms
Zvenyhorodka is located in Cherkasy Oblast
Zvenyhorodka
Zvenyhorodka
Location of Zvenyhorodka
Coordinates: 49°4′11″N 30°58′4″E / 49.06972°N 30.96778°E / 49.06972; 30.96778Coordinates: 49°4′11″N 30°58′4″E / 49.06972°N 30.96778°E / 49.06972; 30.96778
Country Ukraine
Oblast Cherkasy Oblast
RaionZvenyhorodka Raion
Established1394
City rights1938
Area
 • Total20.8 km2 (8.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total16,490
Postal code
20200-20207
Area code(s)+380 4740
Websitewww.zven.gov.ua

Zvenyhorodka (Ukrainian: Звенигородка [zwenɪɦoˈrɔdkɐ]; Polish: Zwinogródka; Russian: Звенигородка) is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine on the Hnylyi Tikych river. The town is the administrative center of the Zvenyhorodka Raion (district). It hosts the administration of , one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Population: 16,490 (2021 est.).[1]

History[]

Zvenyhorodka became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the beginning of the 15th century. It passed to the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland in 1569. In 1792 King Stanisław August Poniatowski granted Zwinogródka city rights. It was a royal city of Poland. In the next year it was annexed by Russia after the Second Partition of Poland.

Since 1796 it was an administrative centre of uyezd in Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire. Around the turn to the 20th century the town had a train station, three Greek Orthodox churches and one Roman Catholic church.[3]

A local newspaper is published here since March 14, 1919.[4]

Number of inhabitants in years[]

Climate[]

hideClimate data for Zvenyhorodka (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −1.4
(29.5) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		5.3
(41.5) 		14.1
(57.4) 		20.9
(69.6) 		23.7
(74.7) 		25.9
(78.6) 		25.6
(78.1) 		19.6
(67.3) 		12.8
(55.0) 		4.6
(40.3) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		12.6
(54.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −3.9
(25.0) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		1.4
(34.5) 		8.9
(48.0) 		15.2
(59.4) 		18.3
(64.9) 		20.3
(68.5) 		19.7
(67.5) 		14.2
(57.6) 		8.2
(46.8) 		1.8
(35.2) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		8.2
(46.8)
Average low °C (°F) −6.4
(20.5) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		4.3
(39.7) 		9.8
(49.6) 		13.3
(55.9) 		15.1
(59.2) 		14.4
(57.9) 		9.6
(49.3) 		4.5
(40.1) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		4.3
(39.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 35.4
(1.39) 		35.0
(1.38) 		33.8
(1.33) 		40.2
(1.58) 		51.5
(2.03) 		81.1
(3.19) 		73.8
(2.91) 		60.7
(2.39) 		54.6
(2.15) 		39.0
(1.54) 		45.0
(1.77) 		40.1
(1.58) 		590.2
(23.24)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7.4 7.1 7.0 7.8 8.3 9.0 7.9 5.8 6.9 6.2 7.5 7.6 88.5
Average relative humidity (%) 84.6 82.1 77.0 67.0 64.9 70.9 70.0 67.2 73.2 78.8 85.9 87.0 75.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 50.9 73.9 133.2 186.8 278.6 279.4 300.8 283.5 192.6 129.0 54.5 42.0 2,005.2
Source: World Meteorological Organization[8]

Notable residents[]

Gallery[]

  • Taras Shevchenko monument

  • Ahatanhel Krymsky Museum in Zvenyhorodka

  • Nature in Zvenyhorodka

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Звенигородская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. 6th edition, vol. 19, Leipzig and Vienna 1909, p. 227 (in German).
  4. ^ Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.421
  5. ^ Der Große Brockhaus. 15th edition, vol. 18, Leipzig 1934, p. 368 (in German).
  6. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
  7. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.106
  8. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

Sources[]

  • (in Ukrainian) (1972) Історіа міст і сіл Української CCP - Черкаська область (History of Towns and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR - Cherkasy Oblast), Kyiv.
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