Shpola
Shpola (Ukrainian: Шпола, pronounced [ˈʃpɔlɐ]; Yiddish: שפּאָלע, romanized: 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.
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Coordinates: 48°59′59″N 31°23′32″E | |
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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 |
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.
City 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
- Ivan Kulyk (1897-1937) - Ukrainian poet, short stories writer, and diplomat;
- Sergiy Rozhitskiy - Colonel of Ukrainian People's Army;
- Sergiy Dobrovolskiy - Lieutenant of Ukrainian People's Army;
- Oleksandr Tkachenko - chairman of Ukrainian parliament;
- Itzik Feffer (1900-1952) - Yiddish poet;
- Reb Aryeh Leib, "der Shpoler zeyde" (Yiddish: "the grandfather of Shpola") (1725-1812) - Hasidic tzaddik.
Gallery
- Abaza Palace in Shpola
- Khovkivka River near Shpola
- Darjivka Park
- Taras Shevchenko statue in Shpola
- Vladimir Lenin statue in front of the Cherkassy Oblast Administration Building, in Shpola
References
- Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2018 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2018. стор.77
- Шпола // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 2. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1991. стр.668
- Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
Shpola Room at the Jewish Escape Room in Brooklyn: https://OneBeforeEscape.com/shpola
- (in Ukrainian) (1972) Історія міст і сіл Української CCP - Черкаська область (History of Towns and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR - Cherkasy Oblast), Kyiv.