Pyriatyn

Pyriatyn (Ukrainian: Пиря́тин, pronounced [pɪˈrʲɑtɪn]) is a city in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Pyriatyn Raion. Population: 14,988 (2022 estimate).[1]

Pyriatyn
Пиря́тин
City
Flag of Pyriatyn
Flag
Coat of arms of Pyriatyn
Coat of arms
Pyriatyn is located in Poltava Oblast
Pyriatyn
Pyriatyn
Pyriatyn is located in Ukraine
Pyriatyn
Pyriatyn
Coordinates: 50°15′N 32°32′E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Poltava Oblast
RaionPyriatyn Raion
Population
 (2022)
 • Total14,988

History

At the end of 1941 or beginning 1942, a ghetto guarded by policemen was established and numbered over 1,500 Jews by late March 1942. There were two major executions of Jews carried out by SD units Sonderkommando Plath, accompanied by Ukrainian auxiliary police. The first one took place on April 6, 1942, about 1530 Jews were taken to the woods, 3 km away from the town, and murdered. The second mass execution took place on May 18, 1942, when several Jewish families were killed along with 380 communists and Soviet militants, and 25 Gypsy families.[2]

Population

Language

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[3]

Language Percentage
Ukrainian 93.41%
Russian 6.27%
other/undecided 0.32%

Geography

The city of Pyryatyn is located on the right bank of the Udai River. 1 km upstream the villages of Verhoyarivka, Yvzhenky and Zamostishche located, downstream at a distance of 3 km is the village of Mala Krucha. The river in this place is winding and forms estuaries, old lakes and marshy lakes. Highways E40 (M03), T 2501 and P60, railway and Pyryatyn station pass nearby.[4]

  • Historical building
    Historical building
  • M03 Highway in Pyriatyn
    M03 Highway in Pyriatyn
  • Udaj River near Pyriatyn
    Udaj River near Pyriatyn
  • T-34 monument
    T-34 monument

See also

References
  1. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. "YAHAD - IN UNUM". yahadmap.org. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  3. https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/
  4. "Пирятинська міська рада | Наше місто | Історична довідка". pyriatyn.org.ua. Retrieved 2023-06-23.



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