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Sokilnyky, Kirovohrad Oblast
Sokilnyky ( uk, Сокільники) is a village in central Ukraine, Kropyvnytskyi Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast, in Znamianka urban hromada. It has a population of Geography Sokilnyky is located south of Znamianka. The Beshka river begins near the village. History During the Holodomor The Holodomor ( uk, Голодомо́р, Holodomor, ; derived from uk, морити голодом, lit=to kill by starvation, translit=moryty holodom, label=none), also known as the Terror-Famine or the Great Famine, was a man-made famin ... of 1932-1933, at least 5 villagers died.Голодомор 1932-33 рр.: Знам'янський район – боротьба за життя/ref> Gallery Вигляд_на_село_Сокільники_,_Знам'янська_міська_територіальна_громада_,_Кіровоградська_область_,_Україна.jpg Sokilnyky_village,_Znamianka_urban_hromada_,_Kirovohrad_region_,_Ukraine.jpg, Village_of_S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 member states of the United Nations, UN member states, 2 United Nations General Assembly observers#Present non-member observers, UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a political status of the Cook Islands and Niue, special political status (2 states, both in associated state, free association with New Zealand). Compi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Divisions Of Ukraine
The administrative divisions of Ukraine ( Ukrainian: Адміністрати́вний у́стрій Украї́ни, tr. ''Administratyvnyi ustrii Ukrainy'') are subnational administrative divisions within the geographical area of Ukraine under the jurisdiction of the Ukrainian Constitution. Ukraine is a unitary state with three levels of administrative divisions: 27 regions (24 oblasts, two cities with special status and one autonomous republic), 136 raions and 1469 hromadas. The first tier consists of 27 subdivisions, of which there are 24 oblasts, one autonomous republic (Crimea) and two cities with special status ( Kyiv and Sevastopol). The second tier includes 136 raions. Ukraine directly inherited its administrative divisions from the local republican administration of the Soviet Union, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and the overall structure did not change significantly from the middle of the 20th century until reforms of July 2020; it was somew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Kirovohrad Oblast
The Flag of Kirovohrad Oblast is the official flag of Kirovohrad Oblast, an oblast in Ukraine. It was adopted on 29 July 1998. The authors of the flag are Vitaliy Kryvenko and Kostiantyn Shliakhovyi. The flag is rectangular with the ratio of 2:3. It is divided into two vertical stripes: raspberry The raspberry is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus ''Rubus'' of the rose family, most of which are in the subgenus '' Idaeobatus''. The name also applies to these plants themselves. Raspberries are perennial with w ... on the left and yellow on the right. On the raspberry stripe is the coat of arms: an image of a yellow steppe eagle, which is based on a golden statuette found in the Scythian Melgunov Kurgan. The yellow color symbolizes wealthiness, while the raspberry color symbolizes dignity, strength, and Cossack heritage. References Kirovohrad Oblast Kirovohrad Oblast Flags displaying animals Flags introduced in 1998 {{Europe-flag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirovohrad Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast ( uk, Кіровоградська область, translit=Kirovohradska oblast; also referred to as Kirovohradschyna — uk, Кіровоградщина) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kropyvnytskyi. Its population is . It is Ukraine's second least populated oblast, behind Chernivtsi. In 2019, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine approved the change of the oblast's name to Kropyvnytskyi Oblast (), or Kropyvnychchyna (). Geography The area of the province is . The city of Dobrovelychkivka is the geographical center of Ukraine. History The oblast was created as part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on January 10, 1939 out of the northern raions of Mykolaiv Oblast. In 1954 the oblast lost some raions to the newly created Cherkasy Oblast, but later that year received its western raions from the Odessa Oblast. Between 1939 and 2016, the oblast administrative center, Kropyvnytskyi, was called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raions Of Ukraine
Raions of Ukraine (often translated as "districts"; Ukrainian: ра́йон, tr. ''raion''; plural: райо́ни, tr. ''raiony'') are the second level of administrative division in Ukraine, below the oblast. Raions were created in a 1922 administrative reform of the Soviet Union, to which Ukraine, as the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, belonged. On 17 July 2020, the Verkhovna Rada (Ukraine's parliament) approved an administrative reform to merge most of the 490 raions, along with the " cities of regional significance", which were previously outside the raions, into just 136 reformed raions. Most tasks of the raions (education, healthcare, sport facilities, culture, and social welfare) were taken over by new hromadas, the subdivisions of raions. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Kropyvnytskyi Raion
A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and flags have evolved into a general tool for rudimentary signalling and identification, especially in environments where communication is challenging (such as the maritime environment, where semaphore is used). Many flags fall into groups of similar designs called flag families. The study of flags is known as " vexillology" from the Latin , meaning "flag" or " banner". National flags are patriotic symbols with widely varied interpretations that often include strong military associations because of their original and ongoing use for that purpose. Flags are also used in messaging, advertising, or for decorative purposes. Some military units are called "flags" after their use of flags. A ''flag'' (Arabic: ) is equivalent to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kropyvnytskyi Raion
Kropyvnytskyi Raion is a raion (district) of Kirovohrad Oblast in central Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Kropyvnytskyi (until July 2016 Kirovohrad). Population: . On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Kirovohrad Oblast was reduced to four, and the area of Kropyvnytskyi Raion was significantly expanded. Seven abolished raions, Bobrynets, Dolynska, Kompaniivka, Novhorodka, Oleksandrivka, Ustynivka, and Znamianka Raions, as well as Kropyvnytskyi and Znamianka Municipalities, were merged into Kropyvnytskyi Raion. The January 2020 estimate of the raion population was The district was known as Kirovohrad Raion until November 2018, when it was renamed in accordance with the decommunisation law. Subdivisions Current After the reform in July 2020, the raion consisted of 17 hromadas: * Adzhamka rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Adzhamka, retained from Kropyvnytskyi Raion; * Bobrynets urban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invasion, it was the eighth-most populous country in Europe, with a population of around 41 million people. It is also bordered by Belarus to the north; by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and by Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city. Ukraine's state language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south. During the Middle Ages, Ukraine was the site of early Slavic expansion and the area later became a key centre of East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. The state eventually disintegrated into rival regional powers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Znamianka Urban Hromada
Znamianka urban hromada is a hromada in Kropyvnytskyi Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine. Its administrative center is Znamianka. The hromada contains the city Znamianka, the town Znamianka Druha and the villages Petrove (Znamianka urban hromada), Petrove, Vodiane (Znamianka urban hromada), Vodiane, Sokilnyky (Znamianka urban hromada), Sokilnyky and Novooleksandrivka (Znamianka urban hromada), Novooleksandrivka. It has an area of , and a population of 28,234. On 29 April 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Znamianka urban hromada adopted the "Program of National Resistance Measures" for 2022, in accordance with national measures regarding martial law in Ukraine, martial law, resistance to the Russian invaders, and ensuring the rights of internally displaced persons from warzones in other regions in Ukraine. Kirovohrad Oblast as a whole is a prominent destination for Ukrainian refugee crisis, Ukrainian refugees, so many hromadas in the region have adopted similar progr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Znamianka
Znamianka ( uk, Зна́м'янка) is a town in Kropyvnytskyi Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Znamianka urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: . It is located about half way between the regional center Kropyvnytskyi (west), and cities of Oleksandriia (east) and Svitlovodsk (north). History Znamianka was established in 1869 when there started train movement between Kharkiv and Odessa in area that historically was known as Black Forest (or Nigra Sylva).(Знам’янка, Знам’янський район, Кіровоградська область) |
Beshka (river)
Beshka ( uk, Бешка) is a river in Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine. It is a tributary of the Inhulets. The name of the river comes from Turkish or , a word meaning "five", or in a religious context, "God given plurality", with the suffix , literally "rock". The town Pyatykhatky has a similar origin in Turkish cultural influence. It begins near the village of Sokil'nyky, flows to the southeast through the villages of Volodymyrivka, Moshoryne, Svitlopil, the town of Nova Praha Nova Praha ( uk, Нова Прага; russian: Новая Прага) is an urban-type settlement in Oleksandriia Raion of Kirovohrad Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the banks of the Beshka, a right tributary of the Inhulets in the basin of ... and flows into the Inhulets within the village of Novy Starodub. References {{Reflist Rivers of Kirovohrad Oblast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holodomor
The Holodomor ( uk, Голодомо́р, Holodomor, ; derived from uk, морити голодом, lit=to kill by starvation, translit=moryty holodom, label=none), also known as the Terror-Famine or the Great Famine, was a man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that killed millions of Ukrainians. The Holodomor was part of the wider Soviet famine of 1932–1933 which affected the major grain-producing areas of the Soviet Union. While scholars universally agree that the cause of the famine was man-made, whether the Holodomor constitutes a genocide remains in dispute. Some historians conclude that the famine was planned and exacerbated by Joseph Stalin in order to eliminate a Ukrainian independence movement. This conclusion is supported by Raphael Lemkin. Others suggest that the famine arose because of rapid Soviet industrialisation and collectivization of agriculture. Ukraine was one of the largest grain-producing states in the USSR and was subject t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
