Vovchansk

Vovchansk
Vovchansk; Вовчанськ
	Skyline of Vovchansk
	Flag Coat of arms
	Vovchansk Location of Vovchansk in Ukraine Vovchansk Vovchansk (Ukraine)
	Coordinates: 50°18′1″N 36°56′48″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kharkiv
Raion	Chuhuiv Raion[1]
Population (2017)
• Total	18,617
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s)	+380 5741
Website	Official website

Vovchansk (Ukrainian: Вовчанськ) is a Ukrainian city in Kharkiv Oblast (province). Population: 18,617 (2017 est.)[2]

History

Since April 1780 it was the administrative centre of Volchansk uyezd in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.

A local newspaper is published here since February 1918[3].

It became a part of Donets-Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic, although in spring 1918 it was occupied by German troops (until November 1918).

After declaration of independence of Ukraine Volchansk was renamed into Vovchansk.

The economic crisis that began in 2008 hit the local industry. A dairy factory (that was built here by Soviet Union)[4] stopped work and in December 2009 ceased to exist[5].

Notable residents

Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya, animated films director (21 February 1909 – 29 December 1980)
Orest Somov, writer (gothic and gothic-romantic genres) (21 December 1793 – 8 June 1833)

Gallery

Historical building
A school in Vovchansk
Vovchansk palace of culture
Church in Vovchansk
Sunflower oil refinery in Vovchansk
Vovchansk post office
Main street
Bus stop
The city of Vovchansk on the Vovcha (Wolf) river

References

Where did 354 districts disappear to? Anatomy of loud reform, Glavcom (7 August 2020) (in Ukrainian)
"Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
№ 3147. «Хлебороб» // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986—1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.412
Волчанск // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 5. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1971. стр.333
Нерентабельные кормилицы. В Волчанском районе закрылся молокозавод, и селянам приходится вырезать коров // «Объектив» (Харьков) от 12 декабря 2009

External links

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[1] Where did 354 districts disappear to? Anatomy of loud reform, Glavcom (7 August 2020) (in Ukrainian)

[ua2017estimate-2] "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

[3] № 3147. «Хлебороб» // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986—1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.412

[4] Волчанск // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 5. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1971. стр.333

[5] Нерентабельные кормилицы. В Волчанском районе закрылся молокозавод, и селянам приходится вырезать коров // «Объектив» (Харьков) от 12 декабря 2009