Novoarkhanhelsk

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Novoarkhanhelsk Новоархангельск
Rural settlement
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°39′32″N 30°49′07″E / 48.6589°N 30.8186°E / 48.6589; 30.8186
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kirovohrad Oblast
Raion	Holovanivsk Raion
Hromada	Novoarkhanhelsk settlement hromada
Population
• Estimate  (2022)	5,882

Novoarkhanhelsk (Ukrainian: Новоархангельск), formerly known as Arkhanhelohorod (Ukrainian: Архангелогород), is a rural settlement in Holovanivsk Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Novoarkhanhelsk settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] As of 2022, its population was 5,882 (2022 estimate).^[2]

Novoarkhanhelsk is located on the left bank of the

).

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, 98% of the inhabitants spoke Ukrainian as a first language and 2% Russian.^[3]

A prehistoric camp dating to the

.

The

.

Following the

to bring back twenty Ukrainian families to settle the town.

In the 18th century, the Ukrainian anti-feudal movement found support in the region. In a complaint received by the Governor of Kyiv in 1747, a Polish nobleman accused an officer at Arkhanhelohorod by the name of J. Chechel of harbouring

.

In 1752, Arkhanhelohorod became part of

to settle the frontier region. The garrison alternated between the 7th Company of the New Serbian Hussar regiment (1752–1754 and 1759–1761) and the Novoslobodskaya Cossack Regiment (1754–1759, 1761–1764).

In March 1764, it became the headquarters of seven companies of the newly formed Black Hussars. At this point the settlement, now known as Novoarkhanhelsk, was home to civilians engaged in farming, beekeeping, fishing, trading and craftsmanship, in addition to the military garrison. Its inhabitants included Old Believer and Jewish immigrants from Poland and Moldova.

In 1774,

.

By 1772, the fort had a church dedicated to the

As a military settlement, Novoarkhanhelsk was the headquarters of the 2nd Ukrainian Lancers (from 1821,) and later the 6th District of Novorossiya. In 1876 it was reported to contain 60 households.

By 1886, it was the centre of Novoarkhanhelsk parish, Yelisavetgrad county. It had a population of 2,512 and had 696 farm yards, an Orthodox church, a school, 19 shops and two taverns. Markets were held every second Sunday.^[4][5]

Novoarkhanhelsk was the scene of fighting during the

]

USSR

From 1921 Novoarkhanhelsk has been the administrative centre of Novoarkhanhelsk Raion, and in 1957 it was given the status of urban-type settlement (town).

In 1927, a small power plant was built on the Synyukha. The town's first

was opened. In January 1932 the first issue of the district newspaper, Під прапором перемоги ("Under the flag of victory"), was published.

Novoarkhanhelsk played an important role in the

was set up there.

The occupation ended on 12 March 1944, when the 110th Guards Rifle Division of the 53rd Army, 2nd Ukrainian Front, under the command of Colonel D. P. Sobolev, recaptured Novoarkhanhelsk.

Until 18 July 2020, Novoarkhanhelsk was the administrative center of Novoarkhanhelsk Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kirovohrad Oblast to four. The area of Novoarkhanhelsk Raion was merged into Holovanivsk Raion.^[7][8]

Until 26 January 2024, Novoarkhanhelsk was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Novoarkhanhelsk became a rural settlement.^[9]

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48°39′32″N 30°49′07″E / 48.6589°N 30.8186°E / 48.6589; 30.8186