Marhanets ( uk, Марганець, ; russian: Марганец, ; ) is a city in
Nikopol Raion of
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast that was established in 1938 in southern
Ukraine. It was established in place of the village of Horodyshche, which contained a
manganese mine (
mining town
A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry.
Historic mining communities
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) and was called Komintern from 1926 to 1938.
The city is located on the right bank of the
Kakhovka Reservoir on the
Dnieper River where the river meets one of its tributaries Tomakivka. Marhanets hosts the administration of
Marhanets urban hromada, one of the
hromada
A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...
s of Ukraine.
Its population is approximately .
History
It is considered that next to the modern city was located the Cossack Fort "Tomakivka Sich" in the 16th century that was destroyed by Tatars soon after the
Kosiński Uprising.
During
World War II, Marhanets was under
German occupation from 17 August 1941 until 5 February 1944. It was administered as a part of
Reichskommissariat Ukraine. The Germans operated a
forced labour
Forced labour, or unfree labour, is any work relation, especially in modern or early modern history, in which people are employed against their will with the threat of destitution, detention, violence including death, or other forms of ex ...
camp in the town.
On October 12, 2010, at least 42 people died in the
Marhanets train accident.
Until 18 July 2020, Marhanets was incorporated as a
city of oblast significance and the center of
Marhanets Municipality
Marhanets ( uk, Марганець, ; russian: Марганец, ; ) is a city in Nikopol Raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast that was established in 1938 in southern Ukraine. It was established in place of the village of Horodyshche, which contain ...
. The municipality was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven. The area of Marhanets Municipality was merged into Nikopol Raion.
References
External links
The first film about history of town Marhanets
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Cities in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
Zaporozhian Sich historic sites
Mining cities and regions in Ukraine
Populated places established in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Nikopol Raion
Populated places of Kakhovka Reservoir
Populated places on the Dnieper in Ukraine