Bohodukhiv

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City in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

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::summary City in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine ::

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Field	Value
official_name	Bohodukhiv
native_name	Богодухів
native_name_lang	uk
settlement_type	City
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image_shield	Coat of Arms of Bohodukhiv.png
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pushpin_label_position
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coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Oblast
subdivision_name1	Kharkiv Oblast
subdivision_type2	Raion
subdivision_name2	Bohodukhiv Raion
leader_title	Mayor
established_title	Founded
established_date	1662
area_total_km2	16,23
population_as_of	2022
population_total	14624
population_density_km2	auto
timezone	EET
utc_offset	+2
timezone_DST	EEST
utc_offset_DST	+3
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	62100-62109
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subdivision_type3	Hromada
subdivision_name3	Bohodukhiv urban hromada
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thumb|left Bohodukhiv ( ; ) 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. Current population:

History

This settlement was founded in 1662 as a small sloboda and Bogodukhov ostrog. It has been a town since 1681. In 1709, at the time of the Russo-Swedish War, it was taken by Menshikov and the emperor Alexius. After April 1780 it was the administrative centre of Bogodukhov uyezd in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.

A cathedral was built in 1793.

The population was 10,522 in 1860 and 11,928 in 1897. In Soviet times, much was done to develop industry and education here.

A local newspaper has been published here since February 1930.

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.

In 1944, a dairy factory was built there In 1950 the city had three secondary schools, five seven-year schools, two primary schools and a vocational school. In 1965, a medical college was opened there.

In January 1989, the population was 18,962 people and the main branch of the economy was the food industry.

Geography

Climate

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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:

Transport

Bohodukhiv railway station on the Southern railway is located here since 1878 at around .

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

Bohodukhiv is twinned with:

USA Boyertown, United States

References

"Богодуховская городская громада". Портал об'єднаних громад України.
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
Богодухов // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 3. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1970
Богодухов // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.147
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№ 3140. Маяк // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.411
История второй мировой войны (в 12 тт.). том 7. / редколл., гл. ред. А. А. Гречко. М., Воениздат, 1976. стр.174
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