Hola Prystan
| Hola Prystan Гола Пристань | |||
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  Location of Hola Prystan | |||
 Hola Prystan | |||
| Coordinates: 46°31′N 32°31′E / 46.517°N 32.517°E | |||
| Country |
 Ukraine | ||
| Oblast | Kherson Oblast | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 9 km2 (3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 16,102 | ||
| Postal code | 75600 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380-5539 | ||
| Climate | Cfa | ||
| Website | http://www.golapristan.com/ | ||
Hola Prystan (Ukrainian: Гола Пристань, Russian: Голая Пристань) is a city in Kherson Oblast (province) of Ukraine. The Konka River (a tributary of the Dnieper River) flows through the city.
History
Hola Prystan literally means barren pier and was founded in 1709 by Zaporizhian Cossacks as Holyi Pereviz (Barren Ford). Since 1785 it is first mentioned as Hola Prystan.
In the years of the Ukrainian Independence
Due to the support of Deputy Head of the Regional policy administration, head of the south regions’ department of the Main Department on regional and human resources policy at the Presidential Administration of Ukraine, O.M. Orel, head of the Kherson state administration M.M Kostyak, head of the Kherson region council V.H. Pelykh, head of the Hola Prystan area administration A.A. Nosyk, head of the Hola Prystan area council H.V. Popov, a number of deputies of the Supreme Council and Public deputies of Ukraine totaling 286 people (as to the results of voting on the plenary session) Hola Pristan gained the regional town status on May 17th, 2013.
Gallery
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Saint Volodymyr's Church in Hola Prystan
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Church of the Holy Spirit in Hola Prystan
External links
- The murder of the Jews of Hola Prystan during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
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Coordinates: 46°31′N 32°31′E / 46.517°N 32.517°E