Shevchenkove, Shevchenkove Raion

Shevchenkove (Ukrainian: Шевченкове; Russian: Шевченково) is an urban-type settlement in Ukraine in Kharkiv Oblast. It serves as the administrative center of Shevchenkove Raion. Main railway station in Schevchenkove is Schevchenkove-South.

Bust of Taras Shevchenko, Shevchenkove, Kharkiv Oblast.
This article is about an urban-type settlement in Kharkiv Oblast. For other populated places in Ukraine, see Shevchenkove.

History

It started in 1860 as a village named Bulacelovka after the owner of that land, Bulacel. It was located in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.

A local newspaper is published here since February 1935[1].

During World War II it was under German occupation from February 1942 to February 1943.

Urban-type settlement since 1957[2].

In January 1989 the population was 7856 people[3].

In January 2013 the population was 7100 people[4].

In January 2018 the population was 6875 people[5].

The settlement contains a railway station[2] and a three-star hotel[6], the Kharkov.

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References
  1. № 3164. Вперёд // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986—1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.414
  2. Шевченково // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 29. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1978.
  3. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
  4. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.100
  5. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2018 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2018. стор.70
  6. Ukraine Industrial
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