Kobeliaky ( uk, Кобеля́ки, ) is a city in
Poltava Oblast
Poltava Oblast ( uk, Полта́вська о́бласть, translit=Poltavska oblast; also referred to as Poltavshchyna – uk, Полта́вщина, literally 'Poltava Country') is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The administrative ...
, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of
Kobeliaky Raion
Kobeliaky Raion ( uk, Кобеляцький район; Romanization of Ukrainian, translit.: ''Kobeliats'kyi Raion'') was a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast in central Ukraine. The raion's Capital (political), administrative center was the cit ...
. Population:
History
During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, Kobeliaky was under German occupation from 15 September 1941 until 25 September 1943.
Climate
Notable people
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Nikolai Timofeyevich Gres, soloist with the
Bolshoi Theatre
The Bolshoi Theatre ( rus, Большо́й теа́тр, r=Bol'shoy teatr, literally "Big Theater", p=bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈatər) is a historic theatre in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové, which holds ballet and ope ...
and the
Alexandrov Ensemble
The Alexandrov Ensemble ( rus, Ансамбль Александрова, r=Ansambl' Aleksandrova; commonly known as the Red Army Choir in the West) is an official army choir of the Russian armed forces. Founded during the Soviet era, the e ...
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Alexander Davydov
Alexander Sergeevich Davydov (russian: Александр Сергеевич Давы́дов, uk, Олекса́ндр Сергі́йович Дави́дов) (26 December 1912 – 19 February 1993) was a Soviet and Ukrainian physicist. Davyd ...
, opera singer
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Alexey Ivakhnenko, academician, mathematician
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Hryhory Kytasty, composer, conductor
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Georgy Prokopenko (1937–2021), Soviet swimmer
Gallery
File:Kobeliaky bank.JPG, Historical building in Kobeliaky
File:SAM 2995Кобеляки.JPG, Bus station
File:SAM 2996Кобеляки1.JPG, Shops in Kobeliaky
File:Seal Kobeliali Pikeman Regiment 1795.png, Seal of Kobeliaky Company of the Dnieper Pikeman Regiment (Russian Empire)
File:Stepan Shkurat.JPG, People's Actor of Ukraine Stepan Shkurat (from film "Chapayev", 1934)
References
External links
KobeliakyPhotogallery of the Kobeliaky cityHistory of Kobeliaky city (in Ukrainian language)The murder of the Jews of Kobeliakyduring
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, at
Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem ( he, יָד וַשֵׁם; literally, "a memorial and a name") is Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. It is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Jews who were murdered; honoring Jews who fought against th ...
website.
Cities in Poltava Oblast
Kobelyaksky Uyezd
Cities of district significance in Ukraine
Holocaust locations in Ukraine
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