Vovchansk ( uk, Вовчанськ, ) is a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * 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 ...

city in

Chuhuiv Raion Chuhuiv Raion () is a ''raion'' (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Chuhuiv. The population in 2021 was On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Kha ...

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 ...

(

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions out ...

). It hosts the administration of Vovchansk hromada (urban settlement), one of the

hromada A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...

s of Ukraine. Population:

History

The settlement was settled in 1674 when a territory of Belgorod Monastery was provided to Ukrainian settlers from

Dnieper Ukraine The term Dnieper Ukraine (: "over Dnieper land"), usually refers to territory on either side of the middle course of the Dnieper River. The Ukrainian name derives from ''nad‑'' (prefix: "above, over") + ''Dnipró'' ("Dnieper") + ''‑shchyna'' ...

led by Martyn Starochudny.

Petro Tronko Petro Timofiyovich Tronko ( uk, Петро́ Тимофі́йович Тронько́; 12 July 1915 - 12 September 2011) was a Ukrainian academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and veteran of World War II. He was a head of edi ...

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Vovchansk (ВОВЧАНСЬК)
'. Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine. 2003 The settlement was named as Vovche and designated as a guarding settlement. In April 1780 it was officially renamed as Vovchansk and became an administrative centre of

Volchansk uyezd Volchansky Uyezd (russian: Волчанский уезд; uk, Вовчанський повіт, translit=Vovchanskyi povit) was an uyezd (district) in the Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire. History This uyezd was created on April 2 ...

in the

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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. The year 1780 is considered by the

Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

as the official date of the city establishment. Between 1674 and 1780 a lot of changes took place and the borders of the Russian Empire moved away from the settlement. In 1896 a Belgorod – Donbas railroad was installed through the town. A local newspaper has been published here since February 1918. It became a part of the Donets-Krivoy Rog Soviet Republic, although in spring 1918 it was occupied by German troops. This lasted until November 1918. The economic crisis that began in 2008 hit the local industry. A dairy factory that was built here by Soviet Union stopped work and in December 2009 ceased to exist. Until 18 July 2020, Vovchansk was the administrative center of

Vovchansk Raion Vovchansk Raion () was a raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the town of Vovchansk. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of rai ...

. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Vovchansk Raion was merged into Chuhuiv Raion. Vovchansk was occupied by Russia during the

2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. A ...

, and retaken by Ukraine on 11 September 2022 as part of a major

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in the Kharkiv region.

Notable people

* Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya, animated films director (21 February 1909 – 29 December 1980) *

Orest Somov Orest Mikhailovich Somov (Russian and uk, Орест Михайлович Сомов, romanized Ukrainian standard: ''Orest Mykhailovych Somov/Somiv'') ( – ) was a Russian romantic writer of Ukrainian origin. He studied at Kharkiv Univers ...

, writer (

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and gothic-romantic genres) (21 December 1793 – 8 June 1833) * Vasyl Babenko (1877 – 1955), Imperial Russian archeologist, born in Vovchansk *

Edward Balcerzan Edward Balcerzan (born in Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, 13 October 1937) is a Polish literary critic, poet, prose writer, and translator.Information from the Polish Wikipedia, accessed 29 June 2009, 02:56. Awards *1971 – nagroda czasopis ...

(1937), Polish literary critic and poet

Gallery

File:Волчанск Володарского 19А IMG 8032.JPG, Historical building File:School 3 in Vovchansk.JPG, A school in Vovchansk File:Vovchansk palace of culture.JPG, Vovchansk palace of culture File:Волчанск храм колокольня сбоку IMG 8279.JPG, Church in Vovchansk File:Vovchansk MEZ 02.JPG,

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refinery in Vovchansk File:Post office.JPG, Vovchansk post office File:Lenin str, Vovchansk 01.JPG, Main street File:Bus stop (Vovchansk).JPG, Bus stop (renovated in 2021) File:Волчанск Волчья против течения IMG 8129.JPG, The city of Vovchansk on the Vovcha (Wolf) river

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{{Portal bar, , Ukraine, Geography} Cities in Kharkiv Oblast Volchansky Uyezd Cities of district significance in Ukraine Cities and towns built in the Sloboda Ukraine Populated places established in the Russian Empire Russia–Ukraine border crossings

History

Notable people

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