Pavlohrad
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Pavlohrad
Павлоград Pavlograd | |
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Pavlohrad urban hromada | |
Established | 1779 |
City rights | 1784 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Anatoliy Vershina |
Area | |
• Total | 59.3 km2 (22.9 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 101,430 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
Postal code | 51400-51429 |
Area code | +380-5632 |
Website | https://pavlogradmrada.dp.gov.ua |
Pavlohrad (Ukrainian: Павлоград, pronounced [pɐu̯loˈɦrɑd] ⓘ) is a city and municipality in central east Ukraine, located within the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. It serves as the administrative center of Pavlohrad Raion. Its population is approximately 101,430 (2022 estimate).[1]
The rivers of
History
Pavlohrad, one of the oldest modern settlements in the Dnipropetrovsk oblast appears in documents from the 17th century.
At the beginning of the 1770s,
There were 426 homes and 2419 inhabitants in the city at the end of 18th century. The citizens of Pavlohrad lived in
In 1871, local merchant A.K. Shalin was elected the first head of the city. The central street was named after him (ul. Shalinskaya, (eng: Shalinsky street) later renamed ul. Lenina, (eng.:
In the 1870s, a railway connecting
In 1930, an uprising against
Until 18 July 2020, Pavlohrad was incorporated as a city of oblast significance and served as the administrative center of Pavlohrad Raion though it did not belong to the raion. In July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven, the city of Pavlohrad was merged into Pavlohrad Raion.[5][6]
During the
Due to the law "
Population
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the city's population was 119,672. Ukrainians accounted for 72.3% of the population and Russians for 25%.[10] Ukrainian was the native language for 59.2% of the population, and Russian for 39.8%.[11]
Pavlohrad Mechanical Plant
The city is home to
On 30th April 2023, a Russian attack on Pavlohrad caused a series of large explosions and fires, injuring at least 34 civilians. Ukrainian sources reported that a plant was hit that produced solid fuel for Soviet-era rockets, and had a number of motors awaiting decommissioning. Russian sources claimed that this attack disrupted the production of ammunition, weapons and military equipment for Ukrainian troops.[12]
Gallery
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A pedestrian alley in midtown Pavlohrad
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Tsentralna Street
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Pavlohrad Railway Station
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Dormition Cathedral
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Vernicle Cathedral
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Holubytsky church
Twin towns — Sister cities
Pavlohrad is
- Lubsko, Poland
- San Sebastián, Spain
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ Motyl, Alexander J. (28 April 2015). "Decommunizing Ukraine". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "PAVLOHRAD JEWISH CEMETERY". Lo Tishrash. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Cemetery desecrated". CFCA. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ "At least 1 killed as Russian missile attack destroys Ukrainian train station, official says". CNN. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ a b Olena Burseva (4 August 2023). "Novomoskovsk, Pavlohrad, Synelnykove: what else will be renamed in the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in half a year". Informator (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Braslavskyi, Dmytro (2024-03-20). Червоноград, Павлоград і Бровари перейменують. У Раді визначилися з новими назвами [Chervonohrad, Pavlohrad and Brovary will be renamed. The Rada decided on the new names]. RBC-Ukraine.
- ^ "Національний склад міст".
- ^ "Мовний склад міст".
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
External links
- The murder of the Jews of Pavlohrad during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.