Marhanets

Marhanets (Ukrainian: Марганець, pronounced [ˈmɑrɦɐnetsʲ]; Russian: Марганец, pronounced [ˈmarɡənʲɪts]; lit. ''manganese'') is a city of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast that was established in 1938 in central Ukraine. It was established in place of village Horodyshche that contained a manganese mine (mining town) and in 1926-1938 was called Komintern.

Ancient mound in Marhanets
Marhanets

Марганець
World War II partisan memorial in Marhanets
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Marhanets
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°38′41″N 34°36′15″E
Country Ukraine
OblastDnipropetrovsk
Founded1938
Government
 • Mayor (interim)Oleksandr Bilyj
Area
 • Total37 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total46,616
 • Density1,312/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s)+380-5665
Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20150419154004/http://marganets-rada.dp.ua/index.html

Administratively, it is incorporated within Marhanets municipality as a city of oblast significance which is located on the administrative border between Nikopol and Tomakivka raions. It is located on the right bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir on the Dnieper River where the river meets one of its tributaries Tomakivka. Its population is approximately 46,616 (2019 est.)[1].

It considered that next to the modern city was located the Cossack Fort "Tomakivka Sich" in the 16th century that was destroyed by Tatars soon after the Kosiński Uprising.

2010 accident
Main article: Marhanets train accident

On October 12, 2010, at least 42 people died after a road accident in this city.

References
  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 23 May 2020.


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