Oleksandriia

This article is about a city in the Kirovohrad Oblast. For other uses, see Oleksandriia (disambiguation).

Olexandria Олександрія
City of regional significance
Skyline of Olexandria
Flag of Olexandria Flag Official seal of Olexandria Seal
Location of Olexandria
Coordinates:
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kirovohrad
Government
• Mayor	Tsapyuk Stepan Kirillovich
Area
• Total	55 km2 (21 sq mi)
Elevation	107 m (351 ft)
Population (2013)
• Total	82,819
Zip code	28000-28019

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Intercession Cathedral in Olexandriia

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Old building in Oleksandriia

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Fire depot tower

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Oleksandriia theatre

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Nika Stadium

Oleksandriia (Ukrainian: Олександрія, is a city located in Kirovohrad Oblast (region) in central Ukraine. Administratively, Oleksandriia is incorporated as a city of oblast significance. Ir also serves as the administrative center of Oleksandriia Raion (district), though administratively it does not belong to the raion.

In 2001 it had a population of 93,357, and including the villages (selo) and townlets in the city municipality a population of 103,856. Current population: 82,819 (2013 est.).

History

The city is first mentioned in 1754, as the settlement Usivka (Ukrainian: Усівка, Russian: Усовка). During establishment of the Russian colony of New Serbia in 1754-64, next to the settlement was established encampment (sconce) Bechey (after the Serbian city of Bečej) that quartered the 3rd Pandurs company (see Trenck's Pandurs). In 1784, the Russian government has given the settlement a Hellenic name of Aleksandriysk and later Aleksandriya (locally as Oleksandriya). In 1806-1922, Oleksandriya was a county (uyezd) seat. The Germans occupied the city during War War II from 1941 - 1944. A witness recounted of the Germans' occupation: "When they arrived, the German soldiers burned the synagogue near the river and set fire to the Jewish houses. They were terrible. The Jews tried to take the furniture from their houses so it wouldn’t burn."

Places of interest

A popular place to visit in the town is Oleksandriia's square, known as Lenin Square ("Площа Леніна").

People from Oleksandriia

• Yuriy Kravchenko, Ukrainian police officer and statesman (1951)
• Pyotr Koshevoy, Soviet military leader (1968)
• Leonid Popov, Soviet cosmonaut
• Sholom Secunda, Jewish-American composer (1894)
• Ihor Nenko, first Ukrainian and post Soviet Union athlete who swam across La Manche (English Channel)