Back Kropiwnitski Afrikaans كروبيفنيتسكي Arabic Kropyvnytsky AST Kropivnitski Azerbaijani کروپیونیسکی AZB Кропивницкий Bashkir Крапыўныцкы Byelorussian Крапіўніцкі BE-X-OLD Кропивницки Bulgarian Kropívnitski Catalan

Kropyvnytskyi

Kropyvnytskyi
Кропивницький
City
  • Clockwise from top: Former Bank
  • Former Revenue House
  • Pivnichnyi Hotel
  • Winter Theater
  • Former Post and Telegram Office
  • Former Regional Court
Flag of Kropyvnytskyi
Flag
Coat of arms of Kropyvnytskyi
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Little Paris (used in historical context)
Motto(s): 
With peace and goodness
Kropyvnytskyi is located in Ukraine Kirovohrad Oblast
Kropyvnytskyi
Kropyvnytskyi
Location of Kropyvnytskyi
Kropyvnytskyi is located in Ukraine
Kropyvnytskyi
Kropyvnytskyi
Kropyvnytskyi (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°30′0″N 32°16′0″E / 48.50000°N 32.26667°E / 48.50000; 32.26667
Country Ukraine
OblastKirovohrad Oblast
RaionKropyvnytskyi Raion
HromadaKropyvnytskyi urban hromada
Founded1754
City rights1765, 1782
Government
 • MayorAndriy Raykovych[1] (Proposition[1])
Area
 • City
103 km2 (40 sq mi)
Elevation
124 m (407 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • City
219,676
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
 • Metro
233,820
Postal code
25000-490
Area code+380 522
Sister cities (Bulgaria)Dobrich
Websitekr-rada.gov.ua
Map

Kropyvnytskyi (Ukrainian: Кропивницький, IPA: [kropɪu̯ˈnɪtsʲkɪj] ) is a city in central Ukraine, situated on the Inhul River. It serves as the administrative center of Kirovohrad Oblast. Population: 219,676 (2022 estimate).[2]

Over its history, Kropyvnytskyi has changed its name several times. The settlement was known as Yelysavethrad[a] after Empress Elizabeth of Russia from 1752 to 1924, or simply Elysavet.[3] In 1924, as part of the Soviet Union, it became known as Zinovievsk[b] in honour of the revolutionary Grigory Zinoviev, who was born there. Following the assassination of Sergei Kirov in 1934, the town was renamed Kirovo[c] in his honour.

Concurrently with the formation of Kirovohrad Oblast on 10 January 1939, and to distinguish it from Kirov Oblast in central Russia, Kirovo was renamed Kirovohrad.[d][4] As part of independent Ukraine, the name of the city was then changed to Kropyvnytskyi in 2016 due to decommunization laws, in honour of Marko Kropyvnytskyi, who was born near the city.[4] However, Kirovohrad Oblast was not renamed because it is mentioned in the Constitution of Ukraine – only a constitutional amendment could change the name of the oblast.[5]

Notable figures born in the city include Grigory Zinoviev, Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Arseny Tarkovsky, Afrikan Spir, Marko Kropyvnytskyi, and others.

  1. ^ a b Ковбасний магнат, який всім догодив: хто такий Андрій Райкович [Sausage tycoon who pleased everyone: who is Andriy Raykovych]. 24 Kanal (in Ukrainian). 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Mikhail Levchenko. Hanshchyna (Ганьщина Україна). Opyt russko-ukrainskago slovari︠a︡. Tip. Gubernskago upravlenii︠a︡, 1874.
  4. ^ a b Goodbye, Lenin: Ukraine moves to ban communist symbols, BBC News (14 April 2015)
    (in Ukrainian) Verkhovna Rada renamed Kirovograd, Ukrayinska Pravda (14 July 2016)
  5. ^ Ukraine, The World Factbook.


Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).

Developed by StudentB