Bolhrad

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City in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine

title: "Bolhrad" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-in-bolhrad-raion", "populated-places-established-in-1821", "cities-of-district-significance-in-ukraine", "populated-places-established-in-the-russian-empire", "1821-establishments-in-the-russian-empire", "bulgarian-communities-in-ukraine", "bessarabia-governorate", "ismail-county", "bolhrad-urban-hromada", "bolhrad"] description: "City in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolhrad" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Bolhrad (, ; ; , ) is a small city in Odesa Oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, in the historical region of Budjak. It is the administrative center of Bolhrad Raion (district) and hosts the administration of Bolhrad urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:

History

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| width = 24em | align = left | bgcolor = #ffe066 | title = Historical affiliations | fontsize = 85% | quote = Russian Empire (Bessarabia Governorate) 1812–1856 Moldavia Principality of Moldavia 1856–1859 Romania Romania 1859–1878 Moldavian Democratic Republic 1917–1918 Kingdom of Romania 1918–1940 Soviet Union (Ukrainian SSR) 1940–1941 Kingdom of Romania 1941–1944 Soviet Union (Ukrainian SSR) 1944–1991 Ukraine 1991–present

Bolhrad was founded in 1821 by Bulgarian settlers in Bessarabia, under the direction of General Ivan Inzov who is "revered" by Bolhrad residents as the "Founder of Our City." Bolhrad became part of Moldavia from 1856 to 1859, Romania from 1859 to 1878, then becoming part of the Moldavian Democratic Republic, from 1917 to 1918.

Home to a significant Romanian ethnic community at that time, the citizens of Bolgrad played an important role in supporting the unification of Greater Romania. Through cultural institutions and political activism—especially during the events of 1917–1918—Romanians from Bolgrad strongly advocated for the union of Bessarabia with Romania, contributing meaningfully to the formation of Greater Romania. From 1918 to 1940, Bolgrad was part of the Kingdom of Romania, being considered an important cultural center in the region, before occupied by the USSR, during the Occupation of Bessarabia by the Soviet Union, then being incorporated in the territory of the Ukrainian SSR, and later, after the dissolution of the sovied union, being part of independent Ukraine.

File:Bolgrad, Sveto Preobrazenie, katedrala, 1938.jpg|Transfiguration Cathedral File:Historical image of Bolhrad High School (Romania time).jpg|Bolhrad High School

Demographics

|type = |align = none |footnote = |1897|12300|1930|14280|1941|10713 |2001 | 17353 |2011 (est.) | 15479 |source= The surrounding Bolhradsky district is predominantly populated by ethnic Bulgarians (a majority of 61%). Bolhrad itself is inhabited by a large number of Bessarabian Bulgarians and is considered by locals to be the unofficial capital of the Bessarabian historic district of Budjak.

In 1897, the linguistic make-up was 68.9% Bulgarian, 11.3% Moldavian, 7,1% Jewish, 5.0% Russian, 5,1% Ukrainian, 1.0% Turkish, and 0.8% Polish.

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, Bulgarians still constitute the largest ethnic group in the city, accounting for almost half of the population. The second largest group are Ukrainians, closely followed by Russians. The town also has a significant Moldovan/Romanian and Gagauz population. According to the 2001 census, there was no language spoken by the majority of the population, which was composed of speakers of Russian (48.7%), Bulgarian (32.65%), Ukrainian (13.92%), Gagauz (2%) and Romanian (1.15%). Most ethnic Ukrainians, Bulgarians and Gagauz were native speakers of the languages of their respective groups, but most ethnic Moldovans were Russian-speakers in 2001.

Economy

As of 1920, Bolhrad has had a coal industry.

Education

The Georgi Sava Rakovski Bolhrad High School founded in 1858 is the oldest high school of the Bulgarian National Revival.

Notable people

Natives

Residents

References

References

  1. "Bolhrad City Council". Bolhrad City Council official webpage.
  2. Куемжи, Мария, Болградский Историко-Этнографический Музей (Bolhrad, Odes'ka Oblast, Ukraine; Фонд им. И.Н. Инзова, 2007)
  3. Jelavich, Barbara. (1992). "Romania in the First World War: The Pre-War Crisis, 1912-1914". The International History Review.
  4. . (1905). "Первая Всеобщая перепись населения Российской империи, 1897 г.".
  5. See the 2001 census results by language by city at https://datatowel.in.ua/pop-composition/ethnic-cities
  6. The Ukrainian census of 2001, ethnicity/nationality data by localities, at http://pop-stat.mashke.org/ukraine-ethnic2001.htm
  7. See the 2001 census results by language by locality at https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/
  8. Kaba, John. (1919). "Politico-economic Review of Basarabia". American Relief Administration.
  9. Манолова, Надя. (2008). "150 години Болградска гимназия". Държавна агенция за българите в чужбина.
  10. (2002). "Българска енциклопедия А-Я". БАН, Труд, Сирма.
  11. Metaxa, Maia. (25 September 2006). "Cetăţenia română şi trecerea frontierei după aderarea României la UE". [[BBC]].
  12. (10 November 2020). "Românul care a fost premier și președinte are o bătrânețe lipsită de griji. Pensia, de toată frumusețea".
  13. "Nicolae Văcăroiu - Curriculum Vitae".

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