Vovchansk

Vovchansk (Ukrainian: Вовчанськ, pronounced [wou̯ˈt͡ʃɑnʲsʲk]; Russian: Волчанск, romanized: Volchansk) is a city in Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Vovchansk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Population: 17,459 (2022 estimate).[3]

Not to be confused with Volchansk or Dovzhansk.
Vovchansk
Вовчанськ
Flag of Vovchansk
Flag
Coat of arms of Vovchansk
Coat of arms
Vovchansk is located in Kharkiv Oblast
Vovchansk
Vovchansk
Location of Vovchansk in Ukraine
Vovchansk is located in Ukraine
Vovchansk
Vovchansk
Vovchansk (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 50°18′01″N 36°56′48″E
Country Ukraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
RaionChuhuiv Raion[1]
Population
 (2022)
 • Total17,459
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code+380 5741
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The settlement was settled in 1674 when a territory of Belgorod Monastery was provided to Ukrainian settlers from Dnieper Ukraine led by Martyn Starochudny.[4] The settlement was named as Vovche and designated as a guarding settlement.[4]

In April 1780 it was officially renamed as Vovchansk and became an administrative centre of Volchansk uyezd in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire. The year 1780 is considered by the Verkhovna Rada as the official date of the city establishment.[5] Between 1674 and 1780 a lot of changes took place and the borders of the Russian Empire moved away from the settlement.

In 1896 a Belgorod – Donbas railroad was installed through the town.[4]

A local newspaper has been published here since February 1918.[6]

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

The economic crisis that began in 2008 hit the local industry. A dairy factory that was built here by Soviet Union[7] stopped work and in December 2009 ceased to exist.[8]

Until 18 July 2020, Vovchansk was the administrative center of Vovchansk Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Vovchansk Raion was merged into Chuhuiv Raion.[9][10]

Vovchansk was occupied by Russia during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and retaken by Ukraine on 11 September 2022 as part of a major counteroffensive in the Kharkiv region.[4][11]

Notable people
  • Historical building
    Historical building
  • A school in Vovchansk
    A school in Vovchansk
  • Vovchansk palace of culture
    Vovchansk palace of culture
  • Church in Vovchansk
    Church in Vovchansk
  • Sunflower oil refinery in Vovchansk
    Sunflower oil refinery in Vovchansk
  • Vovchansk post office
    Vovchansk post office
  • Main street
    Main street
  • Bus stop (renovated in 2021)
    Bus stop (renovated in 2021)
  • The city of Vovchansk on the Vovcha (Wolf) river
    The city of Vovchansk on the Vovcha (Wolf) river

See also

References
  1. Where did 354 districts disappear to? Anatomy of loud reform, Glavcom (7 August 2020) (in Ukrainian)
  2. "Волчанская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  3. 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.
  4. Petro Tronko. Vovchansk (ВОВЧАНСЬК). Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine. 2003
  5. Vovchansk. Verkhovna Rada.
  6. № 3147. «Хлебороб» // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986—1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.412
  7. Волчанск // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 5. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1971. стр.333
  8. Нерентабельные кормилицы. В Волчанском районе закрылся молокозавод, и селянам приходится вырезать коров // «Объектив» (Харьков) от 12 декабря 2009
  9. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  10. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  11. "Russia Delivers 30 Tonnes of Humanitarian Aid to Kharkiv Region – Ministry". 3 March 2022.

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