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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Taras Shevchenko monument in Shpola
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Coordinates: 48°59′59″N 31°23′32″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Cherkasy Oblast
Raion	Shpola Raion
First mentioned	1594
City rights	1938
Area
• Total	61.29 km^2 (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

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  Abaza Palace in Shpola
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  Khovkivka River near Shpola
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  Darjivka Park
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  Taras Shevchenko statue in Shpola
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  Ukrainian Orthodox Church
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  Vladimir Lenin statue in front of the Cherkassy Oblast Administration Building, in Shpola

References

1. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2018 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2018. стор.77
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

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.