Bohodukhiv
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Bohodukhiv (Template:Langx Template:IPA; Template:Langx) is a city in Kharkiv Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Bohodukhiv Raion. Bohodukhiv hosts the administration of Bohodukhiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.<ref name="admreform_2020_bohodukhiv">Template:Cite web</ref> Current population: Template:Ua-pop-est2022
History
This settlement was founded in 1662 as a small sloboda and Bogodukhov ostrog.<ref name=autogenerated1>Богодухов // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / редколл., гл. ред. С. И. Вавилов. 2-е изд. том 5. М., Государственное научное издательство «Большая Советская энциклопедия», 1950. стр.350</ref><ref name=autogenerated2>Богодухов // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 3. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1970</ref><ref name=autogenerated3>Богодухов // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.147</ref> It has been a town since 1681.<ref name=autogenerated3 /> In 1709, at the time of the Russo-Swedish War, it was taken by Menshikov and the emperor Alexius.<ref name=EB1911/> After April 1780 it was the administrative centre of Bogodukhov uyezd in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
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The population was 10,522 in 1860 and 11,928 in 1897.<ref name=EB1911/> In Soviet times, much was done to develop industry and education here.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref name=autogenerated2 />
A local newspaper has been published here since February 1930.<ref>№ 3140. Маяк // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.411</ref>
During World War II, Bogodukhov was occupied by the German Army from 16 October 1941 to 17 February 1943 and again from 11 March to 7 August 1943. It was liberated by 1st Tank Army.<ref>История второй мировой войны (в 12 тт.). том 7. / редколл., гл. ред. А. А. Гречко. М., Воениздат, 1976. стр.174</ref>
In 1944, a dairy factory was built there<ref name=autogenerated2 /> In 1950 the city had three secondary schools, five seven-year schools, two primary schools and a vocational school.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> In 1965, a medical college was opened there.<ref name=autogenerated2 />
In January 1989, the population was 18,962 people<ref>Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу</ref> and the main branch of the economy was the food industry.<ref name=autogenerated3 /> In January 2013, the population was 15,797 people.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
Climate
Demographics
As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the settlement had a population of 18,045 inhabitants, making it the twelfth-largest city in the Kharkiv Oblast. The ethnic composition was as follows: Template:Bar box
Transport
Bohodukhiv railway station<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref name=autogenerated2 /><ref name=autogenerated3 /> on the Southern railway is located here since 1878 at around Template:Coord.
Notable people
- Oleksandr Kikhtenko (born 1956), retired general and former governor of the Donetsk Oblast
- Andriy Reva (born 1966), Ukrainian politician (European Solidarity), who served as the Minister of Social Policy between 2016 and 2019
Twin towns – sister cities
Template:See also Bohodukhiv is twinned with:
- Template:Flagicon Boyertown, United States