Bucha is a city in Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

's Kiev Oblast

Kiev Oblast

Kyiv Oblast, sometimes written as Kiev Oblast is an oblast in central Ukraine.The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Kyiv , also being the capital of Ukraine...

. Population: 28,533 of inhabitants (census 2001).

Bucha was assigned city status on February 9, 2006. Before 1996 Bucha was a town subordinant to Irpin

Irpin

Irpin , or Irpen is a city located on the Irpin River in Kiev Oblast of northern Ukraine. The city's population is 40,275 ....

 city.

There is a glass

Glass

Glass is an amorphous solid material. Glasses are typically brittle and optically transparent.The most familiar type of glass, used for centuries in windows and drinking vessels, is soda-lime glass, composed of about 75% silica plus Na2O, CaO, and several minor additives...

 factory in Bucha.

The town's main landmark is a 19th century railway station.

Author Mikhail Bulgakov

Mikhail Bulgakov

Mikhaíl Afanásyevich Bulgákov was a Soviet Russian writer and playwright active in the first half of the 20th century. He is best known for his novel The Master and Margarita, which The Times of London has called one of the masterpieces of the 20th century.-Biography:Mikhail Bulgakov was born on...

stayed in Bucha with his family during the summer season in his cottage.

External links

• bucha.com.ua - Unofficial city portal