Hadiach[a] (Ukrainian: Гадяч, pronounced [ˈɦɑdʲɐtʃ] ⓘ) is a city in Myrhorod Raion, Poltava Oblast in east-central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Hadiach urban hromada.[2] Hadiach is located on the Psel River. Population: 22,851 (2022 estimate).[3]
Hadiach
Гадяч | |
|---|---|
.JPG) Dormition Cathedral and belfry in Hadiach (Ukrainian Orthodox Church) | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Hadiach | |
  Hadiach Location of Hadiach  Hadiach Hadiach (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′00″N 34°0′0″E / 50.36667°N 34.00000°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Poltava Oblast |
| Raion | Myrhorod Raion |
| Hromada | Hadiach urban hromada |
| Founded | 16431 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Volodymyr Nesterenko |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.78 km2 (6.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 132 m (433 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 22,851 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 36000—36499 |
| Area code | +380 532 |
| Website | gadiach |
Name
editOverview
editHadiach was granted city rights in 1634. At various times it was administratively located in the Kiev Voivodeship, Cossack Hetmanate, and Poltava Governorate. It was the place of signing of the Treaty of Hadiach in 1658. In 1661 it was granted by the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth to Yurii Khmelnytsky.[4]
During the times of Cossack Hetmanate, Hadiach was a regimental capital[1] and the residence of Zaporizhian Hetman Ivan Briukhovetsky, whose election led to the division of the Hetmanate along the Dnieper river. In 1802 it became a povit centre of the Russian Empire.[1]
Hadiach is one of the main points of interest to Hasidic Jews visiting Ukraine due to the old cemetery that is on the river running through the city, where Shneur Zalman of Liadi is buried.
During World War II, in August and September 1943, the German occupiers operated the Dulag 124 prisoner-of-war camp in the town.[5]
Until 18 July 2020, Hadiach was designated as a city of oblast significance and did not belong to Hadiach Raion even though it was the center of the raion. As part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four, the city was merged into Myrhorod Raion.[6][7]
During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, there were skirmishes along this town and a Russian tank reportedly was spotted in the Psel River.[citation needed]
Population
editEthnic groups
editDistribution of the population by ethnicity according to the 2001 census:[8]
Language
editDistribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[9]
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 95.28% |
| Russian | 4.3% |
| other/undecided | 0.42% |
Geography
editClimate
edit| Climate data for Hadiach (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
4.8 (40.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
12.4 (54.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.7 (23.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42.4 (1.67) |
41.3 (1.63) |
42.3 (1.67) |
42.0 (1.65) |
48.6 (1.91) |
75.5 (2.97) |
70.9 (2.79) |
46.9 (1.85) |
55.2 (2.17) |
51.2 (2.02) |
46.6 (1.83) |
44.3 (1.74) |
607.2 (23.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9.1 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 9.4 | 97.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85.2 | 82.2 | 77.3 | 66.7 | 63.3 | 68.9 | 70.4 | 69.0 | 74.9 | 80.0 | 86.3 | 86.6 | 75.9 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization[10] | |||||||||||||
In literature
editThe main characters in Nikolai Gogol's story Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt are from Hadiach (Gadyach in the 1957 translation by David Magarshack).
Residents
edit
- Mykhailo Drahomanov (1841–1895), political theorist, economist, historian, philosopher, and ethnographer
- Olena Pchilka, mother of Lesya Ukrainka and a sister of Drahomanov
Notes
editSee also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 Енциклопедія українознавства. Словникова частина (ЕУ-II). Vol. 1. 1993. pp. 333–334.
- ↑ "Гадячская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ↑ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ↑ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. III. Warszawa. 1882. p. 7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
- ↑ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ↑ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України. 17 July 2020.
- ↑ "Національний склад міст".
- ↑ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України".
- ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
External links
edit- Unofficial site of Gadyach
- Hadiach in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- "Gadyach" (news of Gadyach, events, weather, history. All in English, Ukrainian and Russian language)
- "Gadyach Zemstvo Stamps" - The gallery of local postage stamps of the Gadyach Zemstvo Post Office.