Shostka (, ) is a city in

Sumy Oblast Sumy Oblast ( uk, Сумська́ о́бласть, translit=Sumska oblast; also referred to as Sumshchyna – uk, Су́мщина) is an oblast (province) in the northeastern part of Ukraine. Population: The oblast was created in its most ...

in the north-east of

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. Shostka serves as the administrative center of

Shostka Raion Shostka Raion ( uk, Шосткинський район) is a raion in Sumy Oblast in Central Ukraine Central Ukraine ( uk, Центральна Україна, ''Tsentralna Ukraina'') consists of historical regions of left-bank Ukraine and ...

. It is administratively incorporated as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the

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. The city lies on the Shostka River, a tributary of the Desna, from which it gets its name. Shostka is an important centre of industry: in chemicals (see Svema) and in dairy, the Shostka City Milk Plant was recently acquired by the

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History

In 1739, a

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factory was built there. Since that time Shostka was one of the most important gunpowder suppliers in the

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. In 1893, a branch of a nearby railroad line was built. Shostka was granted municipal rights in 1920. In 1931, a film factory was built in Shostka which was one of the main suppliers of cinema and photo film in the

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. During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Shostka was besieged by Russian troops on February 24. and may have been temporarily occupied. During the withdrawal from the Chernihiv region and Sumy region, Russian troops left Shostka. ::

Demographics

Shostka's population: 1926 - 8,600 inhabitants, 1959 - 39,000 inhabitants, 1970 - 64,000 inhabitants, 1979 - 80,000 inhabitants, 1984 - 84,000 inhabitants

Sports

Shostka is home to the Ukrainian football team

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. The city is the birthplace of Lightweight Boxer Ivan Redkach.

In popular culture

Shostka is the hometown of the fictional Mousekewitz family in the 1986 animated film '' An American Tail'', the opening of which depicts a

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(and cat) raid on the town.

Gallery

File:Володимирська церква (Шостка)(2).jpg, File:Краєзнавчий музей 3376483.jpeg, File:Школа № 2 м. Шостка.JPG, File:Шостка Садовий бульвар (11).jpg, File:М. Шостка, вул. Депутатська, 6.JPG, File:Shostka Park Svobody.jpg, File:Володимира св. церква.jpg,

References

External links

* Cities in Sumy Oblast Glukhovsky Uyezd Cities of regional significance in Ukraine {{Sumy-geo-stub