Lubny ( uk, Лубни́, ), 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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. Serving as the

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of Lubny Raion (

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), the city itself is administratively incorporated as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion. Population:

History

Lubny is reputed to be one of the oldest cities in Ukraine, allegedly founded in 988 by knyaz (prince)

Vladimir the Great Vladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych ( orv, Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь, ''Volodiměrъ Svętoslavičь'';, ''Uladzimir'', russian: Владимир, ''Vladimir'', uk, Володимир, ''Volodymyr''. Se ...

(Volodymyr) of

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. The first written record, however, dates from 1107. Initially, it was a small wooden fortress above the Sula River. The fortress quickly grew, and in the 15th or 16th century, it was owned by the powerful Wisniowiecki family. The town was ruled by

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and had a

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. In 1596, Lubny was the site of the last battle of Severyn Nalyvaiko against the Poles. In the 17th century the city was one of the largest in the area. In 1638 it had 2,646 inhabitants. After Khmelnytsky Uprising, between 1648 and 1781, the town was the headquarters of the Lubny Cossack Regiment. In 1782 Lubny became an

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center of

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, in 1793 the town was included into Malorossiya Governorate, since 1802 - into

Poltava Governorate The Poltava Governorate (russian: Полтавская губерния, Poltavskaya guberniya; ua, Полтавська Губернія, translit=Poltavska huberniia) or Poltavshchyna was a gubernia (also called a province or government) in t ...

After a

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line was constructed through Lubny in 1901, industry grew rapidly and expanded in the city. A local newspaper has been circulating in the city since July 1917. During the

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occupation in the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...

, Lubny was the centre of major partisan (resistance) movement. Two

Nazi concentration camps From 1933 to 1945, Nazi Germany operated more than a thousand concentration camps, (officially) or (more commonly). The Nazi concentration camps are distinguished from other types of Nazi camps such as forced-labor camps, as well as con ...

were there. On October 16, 1941 over a thousand of the city's Jews, including women and children, were massacred by German Einsatzgruppen on the outskirts of the city. The action, all the way until the execution, was thoroughly documented by photographer Johannes Hähle.United States Holocaust Museum,
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Modern Lubny

Today, Lubny is a large industrial and cultural centre. Many automotive and farm equipment factories were established during the growth of industry between 1901 and the 1930s. As well, Lubny is a major producer of meat and

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products, furniture and bread. Over 40 types of ice cream are made in the milk factorу, and the Lubny bread is known across Ukraine. Lubny also has its own soccer team, FC Lubny. Several museums and art galleries are located there, and the Lubny institute district is known for the bookstores that carry a wide variety of technical and non-technical books. A second local newspaper, ''Visnyk'' ( uk, Вісник) is published in the city since 1994. The main landmark of the Lubny District is the Mharsky Monastery, with a large six-pillared

Ukrainian Baroque Ukrainian Baroque, or Cossack Baroque or Mazepa Baroque ( uk, Українське бароко або Козацьке бароко), is an architectural style that was widespread in the Ukrainian lands in the 17th and 18th centuries. It was th ...

cathedral, built in 1684–92 and renovated after a conflagration in 1754, and a neoclassical bell tower, started in 1784 but not completed until 1844.

Monument

After the demolition of the statue of

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, it was replaced by this Ukrainian monument. The monument has a text sign in enamel with the following text "'' My people exist! My people will always be here! No one will abolish my people! '

Vasyl Symonenko Vasyl Andriiovych Symonenko ( uk, Василь Андрійович Симоненко; 8 January 1935 – 13 December 1963) was a Ukrainian poet, journalist, activist of dissident movement. He is considered one of the most important figures in ...

, 1962 '' File:Lubny monument.jpg, ''My people exist! My people will always be here! No one will abolish my people!" Vasyl Symonenko, 1962"''. File:Лубенська ЗОШ № 10 (1).jpg, A school in Lubny File:Стадіон Центральний у Лубнах.jpg, City stadium File:Хорольський спуск.JPG, Khorol descent File:Лубни - Духовне училище.jpg, Lubny Economic college File:Лубни - Госпіталь ветеранів ВВВ.jpg, Veterans' hospital File:Лубни. Земська лікарня (Дитяча поліклініка),2.JPG, Children's clinic in Lubny File:Міськрайсуд.JPG, City court File:Неподалік від краєзнавчого музею.jpg, Old tower in Lubny File:Лубни - Шевченко.jpg, Taras Shevchenko monument File:Лубни лисотех коледж.JPG, Lubny Forestry College park File:Lubny1000year.JPG, The monument to 1000-year anniversary of Lubny File:Lubny_Hram_Rozdestva_Bogorodicy.JPG, The church of Virgin Mary's Birthday (19th century) File:Mgar_24_07_2010.JPG, The Mhar's monastery. The cathedral (17th century) File:Mgar_skit2.JPG, The Mhar's monastery. The church

Administrative divisions

Lubny is divided into eight

microdistrict Microdistrict, or microraion (russian: микрорайо́н, ''mikrorajón''), is a residential complex—a primary structural element of the residential area construction in the Soviet Union and in some post-Soviet and former Socialist st ...

s, each raion is governed by a specially-appointed secretary, and has its own branch of the police force. The secretaries are responsible for handling issues in their raion. Prince Jeremi Wiśniowiecki in Lubny 1648

Prince Jeremi Wiśniowiecki in Lubny 1648

Climate

Notable people from Lubny

Jeremi Wiśniowiecki Prince Jeremi Wiśniowiecki ( uk, Ярема Вишневецький – Yarema Vyshnevetsky; 1612 – 20 August 1651) nicknamed ''Hammer on the Cossacks'' ( pl, Młot na Kozaków), was a notable member of the aristocracy of the Polish–Lith ...

, Rutheniuan and Polish notable magnate, the father of the future king of Poland

Michael I Michael I may refer to: * Pope Michael I of Alexandria, Coptic Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark in 743–767 * Michael I Rhangabes, Byzantine Emperor (died in 844) * Michael I Cerularius, Patriarch Michael I of Constantin ...

(1612-1651) * Szymon Syrski, Polish zoologist (1824–1882) * Kateryna Skarzhynska, philanthropist and collector of folklore (1852-1932) *

Lyudmila Rudenko Lyudmila Vladimirovna Rudenko (russian: Людми́ла Влади́мировна Руде́нко, uk, Людмила Володимирівна Руденко; 27 July 1904 – 4 March 1986) was a Soviet chess player and the second women' ...

, Soviet chess world champion (1904–1986) * Natalya Meklin, pilot (1922-2005)

References

External links

Lubny News

Official city administration siteHistory of Jewish Community in LubnyThe murder of the Jews of Lubny
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, at

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