Reni, Ukraine

Reni Рені
City of district significance
Coat of arms
Reni Location of Reni in Odessa Oblast
Coordinates:
Country	Ukraine
Region	Odessa Oblast
District	Reni Raion
Government
• City Head	Serhiy Kolevych
Area
• Total	393 km2 (152 sq mi)
Population
• Total	19,488 (01.01.2011)
• Density	49,6/km2 (1,280/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	68800—809
Area code	+380 4840
Website	[1]

Reni (Ukrainian: Рені; Romanian: Reni; Russian: Рени) is a small town in the Odessa Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Reni Raion (district), and is located in the Bessarabian historic district of Budjak. Reni lies on the left bank of the Danube. The settlement was founded around 1548, acquiring city status in 1821.

The current estimated population is around 20,000. The surrounding Reniysky Raion includes some 38,000 people (including those in the town), 49% of them ethnic Romanians, 18% Ukrainians, 15% Russians, 8.5% Bulgarians and 8% Gagauz.

A railway linking Moldova and Romania passes through Reni, since the city was a part of Romania prior to 1947, when it was claimed by the Soviet Union. There are six schools, one filial branch of the Dnipropetrovsk National University, and three Russian Orthodox church buildings. It is also home to the 'Light of the World' church, which has been working to help the local community for the past 19 years.

Gallery

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  Freedom Square

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  Grave of the Russian soldiers

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  Regional History Museum

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  Ascension of the Lord Cathedral

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  Traditional houses in Reni

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  Reni marine port

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  Sts. Constantine and Helena Church

Personalities

• Pavel Ciobanu, Moldovan soccer player
• Dmitry Zaets Reni's painter

External links

• Ukraine: Odessa District Rises up Against Mobilization Call-up papers burned and Ukrainian patrols blocked in the district of Reni