Bohodukhiv

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Bohodukhiv
Богодухів
Flag of Bohodukhiv
Flag		 Coat of arms of Bohodukhiv
Coat of arms
Country  Ukraine
Oblast Kharkiv Oblast
Raion Bohodukhiv Raion
Founded 1662
Area
 • Total 16,23 km2 (627 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 19 365
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 62100-62109
File:Bohodukhiv (railway station).jpg
Bohodukhiv railway station

Bohodukhiv (Ukrainian: Богодухів, Russian: Богоду́хов, translit. Bogodukhov) is a city in the Kharkiv Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Bohodukhivsky Raion (district), and is located on the Kharkiv-Sumy railway at around Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1]

The current estimated population is around 18,224 (as of 2001). The population was 10,522 in 1860 and 11,928 in 1897.[2]

History

Bohodukhiv was founded in 1662. In 1709, at the time of the Russo-Swedish War, it was taken by Menshikov and the emperor Alexius. A cathedral was built in 1793.[2] During World War II, Bohodukhiv was occupied by the German Army from 16 October 1941 to 17 February 1943 and again from 11 March to 7 August 1943.

International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Ukraine

Twin towns — Sister cities

Bohodukhiv is currently twinned with:

References

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