Hola Prystan

Hola Prystan
Hola Prystan; Гола Пристань
	City
; Flag	; Coat of arms
	Location of Hola Prystan
	Coordinates: 46°31′N 32°31′E / 46.517°N 32.517°E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kherson Oblast
Area
• Total	9 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	14,658
Postal code	75600
Area code(s)	+380-5539
Climate	Cfa
Website	http://www.golapristan-mrada.gov.ua/

Hola Prystan (Ukrainian: Гола Пристань, Russian: Голая Пристань) is a city in Kherson Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Hola Prystan Raion. It is administratively incorporated as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion. Population: 14,658 (2015 est.)^[1]

The Konka River, a tributary of the Dnieper River, flows through the city.

History

Hola Prystan literally means barren pier and was founded in 1709 by Zaporizhian Cossacks as Holyi Pereviz (Barren Ford). Since 1785 it is first mentioned as Hola Prystan.

In the years of the Ukrainian Independence

Hola Pristan was granted the regional town status on May 17, 2013.

Gallery

Saint Volodymyr's Church in Hola Prystan
Church of the Holy Spirit in Hola Prystan

References

↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

External links

The murder of the Jews of Hola Prystan during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.

Coordinates: 46°31′N 32°31′E / 46.517°N 32.517°E / 46.517; 32.517

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[ua2015estimate-1] "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.