Bilyayivka
| Bilyayivka Біляївка | |||
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| City of regional significance | |||
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the Down Town of the city | |||
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  Bilyayivka Location in Ukraine | |||
| Coordinates: 46°28′57.9″N 30°12′05.0″E / 46.482750°N 30.201389°E | |||
| Country |
 Ukraine | ||
| Oblast |
 Odessa Oblast | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 14.554 km2 (5.619 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2011)[2] | |||
| • Total | 12,213 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 67600—604 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380-4852 | ||
| Climate | Cfa | ||
Bilyayivka (Ukrainian: Біляївка, Russian: Беляевка) is a city in Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. The population, as of 2011, is 12,213. The city has a status of regional significance, also the administrative center of Bilyayivka Raion. The city is located in the Dniester Delta, on the left bank of the Turunchuk River. The Lake Safyany is located near by the city.
History
The populated place (village at that time) was founded by the Ukrainian Cossacks after the elimination of the Zaporizhian Sich. The village called Holovkivka was first mentioned at 1792. The settlers from the Poltava region were moved here in 1794. The first name of the settlement is originated from the name of famous Ukrainian Cossack leader, cossack general judge Antin Holovaty. There are several versions of the name origin, but all the versions are connected with the name of Antin Holovaty.
The village started to be a volost administrative center in the Odessa county in 1886. It had 2917 people population with 250 farm yards. There were two Orthodox churches, schools, 6 shops, markets.[3] The river crossing through the Turunchuk River was here.
The settlement got the status of town on 2 January 1957, but since 1975 it get the status of city.[4]
Except the Ukrainians, the city of Bilyayivka has a significant number of Germans, Bulgarians, Greeks and Gypsy population.
Gallery
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The Saint Nicholas church
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The Dormition church
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The WWII memorial in the down town
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The boat station
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View from Lake Safyany
References
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- ↑ Державний комітет статистики України. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2011 року, Київ-2011 (doc)
- ↑ Волости и важнѣйшія селенія Европейской Россіи. По данным обслѣдованія, произведеннаго статистическими учрежденіями Министерства Внутренних Дѣл, по порученію Статистическаго Совѣта. Изданіе Центральнаго Статистическаго Комитета. Выпуск VIII. Губерніи Новороссійской группы. СанктПетербургъ. 1886. – VI + 157 с.
- ↑ Історія міст і сіл УРСР. Одеська область. – 1969, Харків, ст. 324–335.
External links
- Інформаційний портал Біляївки
- Аліса Ложешник. Спадок родини Антона Андрійовича Головатого – військового судді Чорноморського козацького війська.
- Біляївка — Інформаційно-пізнавальний сайт | Одеська область у складі УРСР (На основі матеріалів енциклопедичного видання про історію міст та сіл України, том – Історія міст і сіл Української РСР. Одеська область. – К.: Головна редакція УРЕ АН УРСР, 1969. – 911 с.)
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