Pomichna () is a city in
Novoukrainka Raion,
Kirovohrad Oblast (
region) of
Ukraine. It hosts the administration of
Pomichna urban hromada
Pomichna () is a city in Novoukrainka Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast (region) of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Pomichna urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
History
In 1775, after the liquidation of Zaporozhian Sich, ...
, 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.
Population:
History
In 1775, after the liquidation of
Zaporozhian Sich, the
Cossacks
The Cossacks , es, cosaco , et, Kasakad, cazacii , fi, Kasakat, cazacii , french: cosaques , hu, kozákok, cazacii , it, cosacchi , orv, коза́ки, pl, Kozacy , pt, cossacos , ro, cazaci , russian: казаки́ or ...
, leaving the Cossack winter quarters, settled in the slobodas, turning into peasants.
One of these liberties was the modern village of Pomichna. Near the fortress of St. Elizaveta was garrisoned by
Zaporozhian Cossacks. The village of Pomichna provided the garrison with food, thereby providing help, "pomich", and hence the name of the settlement "Pomichna".
Former settlement in
Kherson Governorate
The Kherson Governorate (1802–1922; russian: Херсонская губерния, translit.: ''Khersonskaya guberniya''; uk, Херсонська губернія, translit=Khersonska huberniia), was an administrative territorial unit (als ...
of the
Russian Empire.
During
World War II, the settlement was occupied by German troops. On March 18, 1944, Pomichna was liberated from the Nazi occupiers by the troops of the
2nd Ukrainian Front
The 2nd Ukrainian Front (2-й Украинский фронт), was a front of the Red Army during the Second World War.
History
On October 20, 1943 the Steppe Front was renamed the 2nd Ukrainian Front.
During the Second Jassy–Kishinev O ...
.
On May 14, 1967, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR, Pomichna received the status of a city.
In 1989, population was 12322 people.
In 2013, population was 9210 people.
Until 18 July 2020, Pomichna belonged to
Dobrovelychkivka Raion
Dobrovelychkivskyi Raion was a raion (district) of Kirovohrad Oblast in central Ukraine. The administrative center of the district was the urban-type settlement of Dobrovelychkivka. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administra ...
. The raion was abolished in July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kirovohrad Oblast to four. The area of Dobrovelychkivka Raion was merged into Novoukrainka Raion.
Climate
References
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Cities in Kirovohrad Oblast
Cities of district significance in Ukraine
Kherson Governorate