Kherson (Ukrainian: Херсо́н) is a ceety in soothren Ukraine. It is the admeenistrative centre o the Kherson Oblast (province), an is designatit as its awn separate raion (destrict) athin the oblast. Kherson is an important port on the Black Sea an Dnieper River, an the hame o a major shipbiggin industry. Estimatit population as o 2007 wis 329,000.

Kherson

Херсон
Banner o Kherson
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Coat of airms o Kherson
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Kherson is located in Ukraine
Kherson
Kherson
Location of Kherson
Coordinates: 46°38′0″N 32°35′0″E / 46.63333°N 32.58333°E / 46.63333; 32.58333
Kintra
Oblast
Municipality
Ceety Rayons
Ukraine
Kherson Oblast
Kherson Ceety
Dneprovski rayon
Suvorovski rayon
Komsomolski rayon
Foondit18 Juin 1778
Govrenment
 • MayorZoya Berezhna (actin)
Area
 • Total135.7 km2 (52.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)
 • Total358,000
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi)
Postal code
73000
Area code(s)+380 552
Sister citiesRzeszów
Websitewww.city.kherson.ua

History eedit

Till 1774, the region belangit tae the Crimean Khanate. Kherson wis foondit in 1778 bi Grigori Potemkin, on the orders o Catherine the Great. The ceety wis biggit unner the superveesion o General Ivan Gannibal on the steid o a smaw fortress cried Aleksanderschanz. The name Kherson is a contraction o Chersonesos, an auncient Greek colony foondit approximately 2500 years ago in the soothwastren pairt o Crimea. Ane o the first biggins in the Kherson Fort wis the Kirk o St. Catherine whaur Potemkin wis eventually buriet. The last tarpan wis caucht near Kherson in 1866.

Demographics eedit

As o Ukrainian Naitional Census (2001), the ethnic groups livin athin Kherson are:

The ethnic groups livin athin Kherson as o the 1926 Census:

Population eedit

Year Population
1790 24,000
1926 58,000
1939 97,000
1959 158,000
1981 361,000
2004 354,000
2007 329,000

Admeenistrative diveesions eedit

Thare are three ceety raions. Twa o them still cairy merk o a colonial ceety o Roushie.

Climate eedit

Climate data for Kherson
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record heich °C (°F) 15.0
(59.0)
18.6
(65.5)
22.1
(71.8)
28.0
(82.4)
37.7
(99.9)
39.5
(103.1)
40.5
(104.9)
40.7
(105.3)
33.3
(91.9)
32.0
(89.6)
21.8
(71.2)
16.5
(61.7)
40.7
(105.3)
Average heich °C (°F) 1.4
(34.5)
2.2
(36.0)
7.7
(45.9)
15.7
(60.3)
22.3
(72.1)
26.4
(79.5)
29.3
(84.7)
28.9
(84.0)
22.8
(73.0)
15.6
(60.1)
7.8
(46.0)
2.8
(37.0)
15.3
(59.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.7
(28.9)
−1.3
(29.7)
3.2
(37.8)
10.1
(50.2)
16.1
(61.0)
20.4
(68.7)
22.9
(73.2)
22.3
(72.1)
16.7
(62.1)
10.4
(50.7)
4.1
(39.4)
−0.2
(31.6)
10.3
(50.5)
Average law °C (°F) −4.5
(23.9)
−4.5
(23.9)
−0.5
(31.1)
5.0
(41.0)
10.1
(50.2)
14.6
(58.3)
16.8
(62.2)
16.0
(60.8)
11.3
(52.3)
5.9
(42.6)
1.0
(33.8)
−2.8
(27.0)
5.7
(42.3)
Record law °C (°F) −26.3
(−15.3)
−24.4
(−11.9)
−20.2
(−4.4)
−7.9
(17.8)
−1.5
(29.3)
5.8
(42.4)
9.2
(48.6)
6.6
(43.9)
−5.0
(23.0)
−7.6
(18.3)
−16.2
(2.8)
−22.2
(−8.0)
−26.3
(−15.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 29
(1.1)
30
(1.2)
29
(1.1)
32
(1.3)
39
(1.5)
52
(2.0)
44
(1.7)
35
(1.4)
42
(1.7)
32
(1.3)
38
(1.5)
33
(1.3)
435
(17.1)
Average precipitation days 8 7 9 12 11 11 9 6 9 9 11 10 112
Source: Pogoda.ru.net[1]

Transport eedit

Air eedit

Kherson is servit bi Kherson Internaitional Airport providin baith passport an customs control. It operates a 2,500 x 42 meter concrete runwey, accommodatin Boeing 737, Airbus 319/320 aircraft, an helicopters o aw series.

The offeecial airport wabsteid is http://www.airport.kherson.ua Archived 2020-03-30 at the Wayback Machine an addeetional info can be foond at http://www.aisukraine.net. The tel no is +380 552 33-71-87.

Rail eedit

Kherson haes railwey connections tae Kiev an Lviv.

Eddication eedit

 
St. Catherine's Cathedral, 1780s
  • Kherson State Agrarian Varsity
  • Kherson State Varsity
  • Kherson Naitional Technical Varsity
  • Internaitional Varsity o Business an Law

Main sichts eedit

 
Kherson synagogue
  • The Kirk o St. Catherine wis biggit in the 1780s, supposedly tae Ivan Starov's designs, an conteens the tomb o Prince Potemkin.
  • Jewish cemetery - Kershon haes a lairge Jewish commonty which wis established in the mid 19t century.[2] Frae 1959 till 1990 thare wis nae synagogue in Kherson. Syne then, baith Jewish life an Kherson hae really grown an developed in an atmosphere o peace.[3] Nivertheless, the Jewish cemetery haes regularly suffered frae acts o vandalism. The graves hae been repeatitly covered wi trash an the tombstones destroyed an desecratit. On 6 Apryle 2012, a act o vandalism, at the Jewish cemetery, occurred on the maist important festival in the Jewish calendar, the festival o Passover. The fire, which wis set, immediately spread ower a aurie o aboot 700 square meters an caused severe damage tae the graves an tombstanes.[4]
  • Kherson TV Touer — is a famous construction locatit in the ceety.
  • Adziogol Lichthoose, hyperboloid structur designed bi V.G.Shukhov, 1911

Sister ceeties eedit

References eedit

  1. "Pogoda.ru.net" (in Russian). Mey 2011. Retrieved 24 Apryle 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  2. "KHERSON". JewishEncyclopedia.com. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. Zalman, Nelson. "Anti-Semitic Incitement, Poor Economy Have Kherson's Jews Worried". Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  4. "Вандалы подпортили светлый еврейский праздник Песах". Bagnet.org. Retrieved 19 August 2012.

Freemit airtins eedit

 
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