Lokhvytsia ( uk, Ло́хвиця, , ; russian: Ло́хвица, ) is a

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in Poltava Oblast ( province) of central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Lokhvytsia Raion ( district), and is located on the banks of the Lokhvytsia River. Population: Church of the Annunciation (Lokhvytsia)

History

The name of the river Lokhvytsia, as well as the town, comes from the Old Slavonic word ''lokhve'' which means " salmon". At the time of Kievan Rus' the territory where the town is located was part of

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. The precise date of the foundation is unknown. From written records, it can be determined that Lokhvytsia existed prior to 1320. In 1644, Magdeburg rights were granted to the town so that all town issues were to be resolved by a city council, elected by the wealthy citizens. In 1648–1658, Lokhvytsia was a Sotnia town of the Myrhorod Cossack Regiment, later (1658-І781 р.р.) of the Lubny Cossack Regiment. During World War II, Lokhvytsia was occupied by the

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from September 12, 1941 to September 12, 1943. This was the town where the pincers of

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(Kleist) and

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(Guderian) linked up, encircling more than 600,000 Soviet troops east of Kyiv. The Hlynsko-Rozbyshiv (Lokhvytsia and Hadyach districts) oil and gas deposits provide large volumes of oil and gas sufficient for the entire Poltava Oblast and beyond. Poltava oil is of high-quality: it contains up to 55 per cent of light oil and is quite low in sulphur. The natural gas consists of almost 70% of

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fractions, which make it a valuable raw material for the chemical industry, such as the production of synthetic fibres and plastics.

Gallery

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References

External links

The murder of the Jews of Lokhvytsia
during World War II, at Yad Vashem website. {{Authority control Cities in Poltava Oblast Lokhvitsky Uyezd Populated places established in 1571 Cities of district significance in Ukraine 1571 establishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Holocaust locations in Ukraine