Shpola

Shpola
Шпола
Taras Shevchenko monument in Shpola

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Shpola
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Shpola
Shpola (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°59′59″N 31°23′32″E / 48.99972°N 31.39222°E / 48.99972; 31.39222Coordinates: 48°59′59″N 31°23′32″E / 48.99972°N 31.39222°E / 48.99972; 31.39222
Country  Ukraine
Oblast  Cherkasy Oblast
Raion Shpola Raion
First mentioned 1594
City rights 1938
Area
 • Total 61.29 km2 (23.66 sq mi)
Population (2018)
 • Total 16 827[1]
Postal code 20600—20609
Area code(s) +380 4741

Shpola (Ukrainian: Шпола, Ukrainian pronunciation: [ˈʃpɔɫɑ]; Yiddish: שפּאָלע‎, Shpole) is a city located in Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Shpola Raion (district), and is situated at 49°2′N 31°25′E / 49.033°N 31.417°E / 49.033; 31.417.

History

In 1797 Shpola became part of the Zvenigorod district in the Kiev Governorate.

In 1847, Shpola’s Jewish population numbered 1,156. By 1897, that number had grown to 5,388 of a total population of 11,933, or about 45%. This level held steady until the Second World War.

After revolution of 1917 Shpola became first a part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and then of the USSR.

Сity since 1938.[2]

During World War II, Nazi Germany invaded USSR, and the Jewish population of Shpola was destroyed in 1942. Today Jews make up around 0.5% of Shpola’s population.

In 1989 the population of the city was 22 378 people.[3][2]

Shpola is a sister city with Oskaloosa, Iowa.

People

References

  1. ↑ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2018 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2018. стор.77
  2. 1 2 Шпола // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 2. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1991. стр.668
  3. ↑ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
  • (in Ukrainian) (1972) Icтopiя міст i сіл Укpaїнcькoї CCP - Черкаськa область (History of Towns and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR - Cherkasy Oblast), Kyiv.


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