Zinkiv (, ) is a
city
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on the Tashan River in the
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 ...
in central
Ukraine
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. The city was previously the administrative center of the
Zinkiv Raion until 2020, when it became part of the
Poltava Raion
Poltava Raion ( uk, Полтавський район) is a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center is the city of Poltava. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of U ...
. It hosts the administration of , one of the
hromadas of Ukraine.
The city's estimated population in 2022 was
Name
In addition to the
Ukrainian
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* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
(''Zinkiv''), in Russian name of the city is russian: Зеньков, Zenkov.
History
The first recorded mention of Zinkiv was in 1604. The city was greatly affected by the
Khmelnytsky Uprising, a
Cossak rebellion between 1648 and 1657, which was accompanied by mass atrocities that destroyed the Jewish community in Zinkov. The city's importance grew during the 17th century
Cossack Hetmanate
The Cossack Hetmanate ( uk, Гетьманщина, Hetmanshchyna; or ''Cossack state''), officially the Zaporizhian Host or Army of Zaporizhia ( uk, Військо Запорозьке, Viisko Zaporozke, links=no; la, Exercitus Zaporoviensis) ...
. After the
Polish–Cossack–Tatar War in the late 1660s, the city became an important fortification in the
Poltava Regiment
The Poltava Regiment ( uk, Полтавський полк) was one of ten territorial-administrative subdivisions of the Cossack Hetmanate. The regiment's capital was the city of Poltava, now in Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine.
The Poltava Re ...
.
By the mid-18th century,
Hetman
( uk, гетьман, translit=het'man) is a political title from Central and Eastern Europe, historically assigned to military commanders.
Used by the Czechs in Bohemia since the 15th century. It was the title of the second-highest military co ...
Kirill Razumovski
Count Kirill Grigoryevich Razumovski, anglicized as Cyril Grigoryevich Razumovski (russian: Кирилл Григорьевич Разумовский, uk, Кирило Григорович Розумовський ''Kyrylo Hryhorovych Rozumovs ...
had been granted jurisdiction of the city by
Empress Elizabeth of Russia
Elizabeth Petrovna (russian: Елизаве́та (Елисаве́та) Петро́вна) (), also known as Yelisaveta or Elizaveta, reigned as Empress of Russia from 1741 until her death in 1762. She remains one of the most popular List of ...
.
By the 19th century, Zinkiv had flourishing manufacturing and trading industries.
Population
Language
Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:
[https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/]
Gallery
File:Будинок (вул. Леніна, Зіньків).JPG, Modern
Modern may refer to:
History
* Modern history
** Early Modern period
** Late Modern period
*** 18th century
*** 19th century
*** 20th century
** Contemporary history
* Moderns, a faction of Freemasonry that existed in the 18th century
Phil ...
architecture in Zinkiv
File:Будинок 2 (вул. Леніна, Зіньків).JPG, Neo-gothic bank building
File:Зіньківський районний народний історичний музей.JPG, History museum
File:У центрі Зінькова на Полтавщині.JPG, Downtown Zinkiv
References
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Cities in Poltava Oblast
Cities of district significance in Ukraine
