Livadiya (; ; ; ) is an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

in Crimea. It is located west of

Yalta Yalta (: ) is a resort town, resort city on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea. It serves as the administrative center of Yalta Municipality, one of the regions within Crimea. Yalta, along with the rest of Crime ...

. Population:

History

A minor Crimean Tatar settlement in the

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, Livadiya was named thus by Lambros Katsonis, a Greek

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and

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officer, after

Livadeia Livadeia ( ''Livadiá'', ; or , ''Lebadia'') is a town in central Greece. It is the capital of the Boeotia Regional units of Greece, regional district. Livadeia lies north-west of Athens, west of Chalkida, south-east of Lamia (city), Lamia, ...

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, the town he was born in, then part of the

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. Katsonis had been granted an estate there by Empress Catherine II, which he named thus.

Summer residence of the Romanov (1861–1917)

The estate later passed to the possession of the Potocki family and then, in 1861, it became a summer residence of the

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n tsars. Emperor

Alexander III of Russia Alexander III (; 10 March 18451 November 1894) was Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland from 13 March 1881 until his death in 1894. He was highly reactionary in domestic affairs and reversed some of the libera ...

died there in 1894. The

Livadia Palace Livadia Palace (; ) is a former summer retreat of the last Russian tsar, Nicholas II, and his family in Livadiya, Crimea. The Yalta Conference was held there in 1945, when the palace housed the apartments of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and othe ...

, built in 1910–11, architect Nikolai Krasnov, is now a museum. It was formerly a summer palace of the last Russian Imperial family. One of the most important events held in this town by the Romanov dynasty was the '' White Flower Day'' charity event that took place mainly in this little town from 1911 to 1917, that aimed at gathering donations to support people having

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. The event was particularly loved by the empress Alexandra Fyodorovna.

Later use

In 1945, it served as the meeting place of the

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and residence of

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during the Conference. Nowadays, Livadiia is known primarily for producing wine and is also a noted health

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Namesakes

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3006 Livadia discovered by

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astronomer

Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh ( rus, Никола́й Степа́нович Черны́х, , nʲɪkɐˈlaj sʲtʲɪˈpanəvʲɪtɕ tɕɪrˈnɨx, links=yes; 6 October 1931 – 25 May 2004Казакова, Р.К. Памяти Николая Сте ...

in 1979 is named after the suburb. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names - p.247
/ref> File:Alexander III of Russia with family at Small Palace of Livadia.jpg, Tsar Alexander III with family in Livadia, circa 1890 File:Romanovscropped1909.jpg, Photo of Tsar Nicholas II's children at the Livadia Palace, ca. 1909 File:White Flower Day Festival - Romanov-OTMAA - 1912 (9 of n).jpg, '' White Flower Day'' 1912 (May 3, 1912). The grand duchesses

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and her sister Maria are selling white flowers to people. File:RR5115-0114R.jpg, Architect Nikolai Krasnov, commemorative coin File:Yalta summit 1945 with Churchill, Roosevelt, Stalin.jpg, First Yalta summit, February 1945 File:Ливадийский дворец, Крым.jpg, The main facade of the royal palace File:Ливадийский дворец. Итальянский дворик 01.jpg, Italian courtyard File:Виноградники ГП Ливадия.jpg, Vineyards in Livadia

References

External links

* Urban-type settlements in Crimea Seaside resorts in Russia Seaside resorts in Ukraine Yalta Municipality Rural settlements in Crimea {{Crimea-geo-stub