Reni ( uk, Рені́, ; ro, Reni) is a small city in

Izmail Raion Izmail Raion ( uk, Ізмаїльський район ; ; bg, Измаилски район; ro, Raionul Ismail) is a raion (administrative division) in Odesa Oblast in southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is the town of Izmail. It ...

Odesa Oblast Odesa Oblast ( uk, Оде́ська о́бласть, translit=Odeska oblast), also referred to as Odeshchyna ( uk, Оде́щина) is an oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, located along the northern coast of the Black Sea. Its administr ...

(

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

) of south

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. It hosts the administration of

Reni urban hromada Reni urban hromada ( uk, Ренійська міська громада) is a hromada (territorial community) in Ukraine, in Izmail Raion of Odesa Oblast. The administrative center is the city of Reni. Population: Until 18 July 2020, the 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. Reni is located in the

Bessarabia Bessarabia (; Gagauz: ''Besarabiya''; Romanian: ''Basarabia''; Ukrainian: ''Бессара́бія'') is a historical region in Eastern Europe, bounded by the Dniester river on the east and the Prut river on the west. About two thirds of Be ...

n historic district of

Budjak Budjak or Budzhak (Bulgarian and Ukrainian: Буджак; ro, Bugeac; Gagauz and Turkish: ''Bucak''), historically part of Bessarabia until 1812, is a historical region in Ukraine and Moldova. Lying along the Black Sea between the Danube ...

and on the left bank of the

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , pa ...

. The settlement was founded around 1548, acquiring city status in 1821. Population: The surrounding Reni Raion includes some 38,000 people (including those in the town), 49% of them ethnic

Moldovans Moldovans, sometimes referred to as Moldavians ( ro, moldoveni , Moldovan Cyrillic: молдовень), are a Romance-speaking ethnic group and the largest ethnic group of the Republic of Moldova (75.1% of the population as of 2014) and a sign ...

, 18%

Ukrainians Ukrainians ( uk, Українці, Ukraintsi, ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine. They are the seventh-largest nation in Europe. The native language of the Ukrainians is Ukrainian language, Ukrainian. The majority ...

, 15%

Russians , native_name_lang = ru , image = , caption = , population = , popplace = 118 million Russians in the Russian Federation (2002 ''Winkler Prins'' estimate) , region1 = , pop1 ...

, 8.5%

Bulgarians Bulgarians ( bg, българи, Bǎlgari, ) are a nation and South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and the rest of Southeast Europe. Etymology Bulgarians derive their ethnonym from the Bulgars. Their name is not completely understo ...

and 8% Gagauz. There are six schools, one filial branch of the

Oles Honchar Dnipro National University Oles Honchar Dnipro National University (DNU, uk, Дніпровський національний університет імені Олеся Гончара) is an establishment of higher education in Dnipro, Ukraine. It was founded in 1918. ...

, and three Ukrainian Orthodox church buildings. It is also home to the Light of the World Church. Interbelic Reni CoA

Gallery

File:Svobody Ploshcha, Reni 03.jpg, Freedom Square File:Memorial in Reni 06.jpg, Grave of the soldiers File:Regional History Museum in Reni 01.jpg, Regional History Museum File:Cathedral in Reni 03.jpg, Ascension of the Lord Cathedral File:Reni 04.jpg, Traditional houses in Reni File:Reni marine port 03.jpg,

Reni Commercial Seaport The Reni Seaport is a port located on the left bank of the Danube. It is an important transport hub of Ukraine, where the work of river, sea, road, and rail transport is closely intertwined. Navigation takes place throughout the year. The maximum ...

File:Sts. Constantine and Helena church in Reni 02.jpg, Sts. Constantine and Helena Church

Personalities

Maksym Braharu Maksym Ihorovych Braharu ( uk, Максим Ігорович Брагару; born 21 July 2002) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chornomorets Odesa FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional footba ...

, Ukrainian footballer *

Alexander Deutsch Alexander Nikolaevich Deutsch (Aleksandr Nikolaevič Dejč; russian: Александр Николаевич Дейч; December 31, 1899 – 22 November 1986) was a Soviet astronomer who worked at Pulkovo Observatory. Deutsch was born in the nig ...

, Soviet astronomer * Pavel Ciobanu, Moldovan soccer player

References

External links

* {{Authority control Cities in Odesa Oblast Populated places on the Danube Port cities and towns in Ukraine Port cities of the Black Sea Cities of district significance in Ukraine 1548 establishments in the Ottoman Empire Izmailsky Uyezd Ismail County Cities in Izmail Raion Reni Hromada