Reni, Ukraine

Reni
Рені
City of district significance

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Reni
Location of Reni in Odessa Oblast
Reni
Reni (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 45°27′27″N 28°16′16″E / 45.45750°N 28.27111°E / 45.45750; 28.27111Coordinates: 45°27′27″N 28°16′16″E / 45.45750°N 28.27111°E / 45.45750; 28.27111
Country  Ukraine
Region  Odessa Oblast
District Reni Raion
Government
  City Head/Mayor Igor Plegov
Area
  Total 393 km2 (152 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Total 19,109
  Density 49,6/km2 (1,280/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 town in Odessa Oblast (province) of south Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Reni Raion (district), and 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: 19,109(2015 est.)[1]

The town has a population of 20 481. 43,36% of them are ethnic Moldovans, Ukrainians – 30,54%, Russians – 12,5%, Gagauz – 1,52%, Bulgarians – 1,35%, other – 0,13%.

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]

A railway linking Moldova and Romania passes through Reni, since the city was a part of Romania prior to 1947, when it was claimed by the Soviet Union. 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, let by Ockert Potgieter and his wife Michelle [3]

History

Historical affiliations

Moldavia Principality of Moldavia 1548–1812
 Russian Empire 1812–1856
Moldavia Principality of Moldavia 1856–1859
Romania Romanian United Principalities 1859–1878
 Russian Empire 1878–1917
 Moldavian Democratic Republic 1917–1918
 Kingdom of Romania 1918–1940
 Soviet Union 1940–1941
 Kingdom of Romania 1941–1944
 Soviet Union 1944–1991
 Ukraine 1991–present

Pre-war Romanian coat of arms of Reni

Personalities

  • Pavel Ciobanu, Moldovan soccer player
  • Dmitry Zaets Reni's painter

References

  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. 2001 All Ukrainian population census results for Odessa Region Archived 2009-07-31 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. http://novidien.weebly.com
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