Lokhvytsia ( uk, Ло́хвиця, , ; russian: Ло́хвица, ) is a

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Poltava Oblast Poltava Oblast ( uk, Полта́вська о́бласть, translit=Poltavska oblast; also referred to as Poltavshchyna – uk, Полта́вщина, literally 'Poltava Country') is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The administrative ...

(

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) of central

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. It is the

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Lokhvytsia Raion Lokhvytsia Raion ( uk, Ло́хвицький райо́н; translit.: ''Lóchvyc’kyj Rajón'') was a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center was the city of Lokhvytsia. The raion was abolished ...

(

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), and is located on the banks of the

Lokhvytsia River Lokhvytsia ( uk, Ло́хвиця, , ; russian: Ло́хвица, ) is a city in Poltava Oblast (province) of central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Lokhvytsia Raion (district), and is located on the banks of the Lokhvytsia River. ...

. Population: Church of the Annunciation (Lokhvytsia)

History

The name of the river Lokhvytsia, as well as the town, comes from the Old Slavonic word ''lokhve'' which means "

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". At the time of

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the territory where the town is located was part of Pereyaslav Principality. The precise date of the foundation is unknown. From written records, it can be determined that Lokhvytsia existed prior to 1320. In 1644, Magdeburg rights were granted to the town so that all town issues were to be resolved by a city council, elected by the wealthy citizens. In 1648–1658, Lokhvytsia was a

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town of the

Myrhorod Myrhorod ( uk, Ми́ргород, ) is a city in the Poltava Oblast ( province) of central Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Myrhorod Raion (district), the city itself is administratively incorporated as a city of obla ...

Cossack Regiment, later (1658-І781 р.р.) of the Lubny Cossack Regiment. During

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, Lokhvytsia was occupied by the

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from September 12, 1941 to September 12, 1943. This was the town where the pincers of

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(Kleist) and

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(Guderian) linked up, encircling more than 600,000 Soviet troops east of

Kyiv Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the seventh-most populous city in Europe. Ky ...

. The Hlynsko-Rozbyshiv (Lokhvytsia and Hadyach districts) oil and gas deposits provide large volumes of

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and gas sufficient for the entire Poltava Oblast and beyond. Poltava oil is of high-quality: it contains up to 55 per cent of light oil and is quite low in sulphur. The

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consists of almost 70% of

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butane Butane () or ''n''-butane is an alkane with the formula C4H10. Butane is a gas at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. Butane is a highly flammable, colorless, easily liquefied gas that quickly vaporizes at room temperature. The name but ...

fractions, which make it a valuable raw material for the chemical industry, such as the production of synthetic fibres and plastics.

Gallery

File:Lokhvytsia, one of the central streets in the evening.jpg , Lokhvytsia in the eveining (2021) File: Lokhvytsia, the central square.jpg , Lokhvytsia, the central square (2021) File:М.Лохвиця. Медичне училище.jpg, Lokhvytsia Medical School File:A house in Lokhvitsia 01.JPG, Old house File:003 - р. Лохвиця.jpg, Lokhvytsia River

References

External links

The murder of the Jews of Lokhvytsia
during

, at

Yad Vashem Yad Vashem ( he, יָד וַשֵׁם; literally, "a memorial and a name") is Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. It is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Jews who were murdered; honoring Jews who fought against th ...

website. {{Authority control Cities in Poltava Oblast Lokhvitsky Uyezd Populated places established in 1571 Cities of district significance in Ukraine 1571 establishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Holocaust locations in Ukraine