left Bohodukhiv ( uk, Богодухів, russian: Богодухов - ''Bogodukhov'') is a

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Kharkiv Oblast Kharkiv Oblast ( uk, Харківська́ о́бласть, translit=Kharkivska oblast), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna ( uk, Ха́рківщина), is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. The oblast borders Russia to the north, Luh ...

(

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) of eastern

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. It is the

administrative centre An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

Bohodukhiv Raion Bohodukhiv Raion () is a raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the town of Bohodukhiv. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast wa ...

(

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). Bohodukhiv hosts the administration of

Bohodukhiv urban hromada left Bohodukhiv ( uk, Богодухів, russian: Богодухов - ''Bogodukhov'') is a city in Kharkiv Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Bohodukhiv Raion (district). Bohodukhiv hosts the administratio ...

, one of the

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s of Ukraine. Current population: .

History

This settlement was founded in 1662 as a small

sloboda A sloboda ( rus, слобода́, p=sləbɐˈda) was a kind of settlement in the history of the Old Russian regions Povolzhye, Central Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. The name is derived from the early Slavic word for "freedom" and may be loosel ...

and ''Bogodukhov ostrog''.Богодухов // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / редколл., гл. ред. С. И. Вавилов. 2-е изд. том 5. М., Государственное научное издательство «Большая Советская энциклопедия», 1950. стр.350Богодухов // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 3. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1970Богодухов // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.147 It has been a town since 1681. In 1709, at the time of the

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, it was taken by Menshikov and the emperor

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. After April 1780 it was the administrative centre of

Bogodukhov uyezd Bogodukhovsky Uyezd (russian: Богодуховский уезд) was an uyezd (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire. History This uyezd was created on April 25, 1780, by order of the Empress Catherine the Great. The adm ...

Kharkov Governorate The Kharkov Governorate ( pre-reform Russian: , tr. ''Khárkovskaya gubérniya'', IPA: �xarʲkəfskəjə ɡʊˈbʲernʲɪjə ) was a governorate of the Russian Empire founded in 1835. It embraced the historical region of Sloboda Ukraine. Fr ...

of the

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. A cathedral was built in 1793. The population was 10,522 in 1860 and 11,928 in 1897. In Soviet times, much was done to develop industry and education here. A local newspaper has been published here since February 1930. During

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, Bogodukhov was occupied by the

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from 16 October 1941 to 17 February 1943 and again from 11 March to 7 August 1943. It was liberated by 1st Tank Army. In 1944, a dairy factory was built here In 1950 the city had three secondary schools, five seven-year schools, two primary schools and a vocational school. In 1965, a medical college was opened here. In January 1989 the population was 18,962 people and the main branch of the economy was the food industry. In January 2013 the population was 15 797 people.Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.97
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Climate

Transport

Bohodukhiv railway station Bohodukhiv railway station ( uk, залізнична станція Богодухів) is a railway station in Bohodukhiv, Ukraine. History The railway station was built in 1878 in Bogodukhov, which was the administrative centre of Bogodukhov ...

on the Southern railway is located here since 1878 at around .

Twin towns – sister cities

Bohodukhiv is twinned with: *

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, United States

References

External links

Official page - Association of Ukrainian Cities
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Unofficial site
{{Authority control Cities in Kharkiv Oblast Bogodukhovsky Uyezd Cities of district significance in Ukraine Cities and towns built in the Sloboda Ukraine Bohodukhiv Raion Populated places established in 1662