Poltava
Poltava (, ; uk, Полтава ) is a city located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It is the capital city of the Poltava Oblast (province) and of the surrounding Poltava Raion (district) of the oblast. Poltava is administratively ...
is a city on the Vorskla River in central
Ukraine
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, in existence since the Middle Ages.
Prior to 20th century
* 1174 CE - Site "mentioned in the Hypatian Chronicle" as "Ltava."
* 1240 - "Destroyed by the Golden Horde."
* 1430 - "Tatar prince Leksada" in power.
* 1569 - Poltava becomes part of the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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.
* 1650 - Monastery built.
* 1667 - Poltava becomes part of
Russia
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.
* 1709 - Russian forces defeat Swedish forces near city during the
Battle of Poltava
The Battle of Poltava; russian: Полта́вская би́тва; uk, Полта́вська би́тва (8 July 1709) was the decisive and largest battle of the Great Northern War. A Russian army under the command of Tsar Peter I defeate ...
.
* 1751 - Construction of begins.
* 1773 - Church of the Resurrection built.
* 1802 - Poltava becomes "a provincial centre."
* 1809 - Column of Victory installed in Alexandrovskaya Square.
* 1818 - founded.
* 1870
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Poltava-South railway station begins operating.
** Mitnaggedim synagogue built (approximate date).
* 1900 - Population: 53,060.
20th century
* 1901 -
Poltava Kyivska railway station begins operating.
* 1902
** April: "Rioting in Poltava."
** May: "Martial law proclaimed in Poltava."
** December: ' newspaper begins publication.
* 1903 - established.
* 1908 - Zemstvo Building constructed.
* 1913 - Population: 82,100.
* 1924 -
Military airfield
An air base (sometimes referred to as a military air base, military airfield, military airport, air station, naval air station, air force station, or air force base) is an aerodrome used as a military base by a military force for the operation ...
begins operating.
* 1930 -
Poltava Institute of Agricultural Construction founded.
* 1937 -
Lokomotyv Stadium built.
* 1939 - Population: 130,305.
* 1941
** German forces take Russian air base.
** German occupation begins.
** Nazi prison established by the Germans.
* 1942
** March: Dulag 205 transit camp for prisoners of war established by the Germans.
** May: Dulag 151 transit camp for POWs established by the Germans.
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** June: Dulag 160 transit camp for POWs relocated from Khorol to Poltava.][
** June: Dulag 205 camp relocated from Poltava to ]Krasnohrad
Krasnohrad or KrasnogradAlso known as ''Krasnograd'' fortress (Красноград) (1731-1784), ''Konstantinograd'' fortress (Константиноград) (1784-1922), city of Konstantinograd (1922-1943). ( uk, Красногра́д, ) is a ...
.[
** December: Stalag 357 ]prisoner-of-war camp
A prisoner-of-war camp (often abbreviated as POW camp) is a site for the containment of enemy fighters captured by a belligerent power in time of war.
There are significant differences among POW camps, internment camps, and military prisons. P ...
established by the Germans.
* 1943 - German occupation ends.
* 1951 - Urozhai Stadium built.
* 1955 - FC Vorskla Poltava
FC Vorskla Poltava ( uk, ФК «Во́рскла» Полта́ва ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Poltava that competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the top flight of Ukrainian football.
History Kolos Poltava
The clu ...
football club formed.
* 1959 - Population: 143,097.
* 1962 - begins operating.
* 1968 - established.
* 1974 - New Poltava Airport terminal built.
* 1975 - Population: 263,000.
* 1985 - Population: 302,000.
* 1992 - ' (Вечірня Полтава) newspaper begins publication.
* 2000 - design adopted.
21st century
* 2001 - Population: 317,998.
* 2002 - ' (Коло) newspaper begins publication.
* 2006 - (Матковський Андрій Всеволодович) becomes mayor.
* 2007 - FC Poltava
FC Poltava ( uk , ФК Полтава) was a Ukrainian football club based in Poltava in 2007–2018.
History
The club was created by the newly elected mayor of the Poltava city Andriy Matkovsky (2006-2010) who is the club's Honorary Preside ...
football club formed.
* 2011 - SC Poltava football club formed.
* 2013 - November: protest begins.
* 2018 - Population: 282,523 (estimate).
See also
* Poltava history
* History of Poltava (in Ukrainian)
* List of mayors of Poltava
References
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Poltava
Poltava (, ; uk, Полтава ) is a city located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It is the capital city of the Poltava Oblast (province) and of the surrounding Poltava Raion (district) of the oblast. Poltava is administratively ...
Years in Ukraine