Liubashivka
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Liubashivka is a town
in Odessa Oblast
(region), Ukraine
, located of south-western Ukrainу at around 47°5′0″N, 30°2′0″E. Population is 11,500 (2001).
Liubashivka — administrative center of the Liubashivskyi Raion (district). Town was founded in 18th century. Liubashivka is primarily Ukrainophone.
Liubashivka is an important transport center and located approximately 160 kilometers from the region capital, Odessa
. The town lies on a route : Saint Petersburg
— Kiev
— Odessa
— Merzifon.
Through the territory of the Liubashivka pass the railroad routes. A railway from Odessa
to Elisavetgrad (Kirovograd) and a railway station were built here in 1868.
Many armies passed through town in the period from 1917 to 1920, when Ukraine gained its independence from Russia for a short period of time. They represented different powers: Russian Bolsheviks, Ukrainian Central Council (Tsentralna Rada), Mahno movement and the White movement. With the end of the war, the Communist Party assumed complete control of the country. The Bolsheviks leader Stalin launched a command economy, rapid industrialization and collectivization of its agriculture.
The Stalin's Ukrainian famine (1932—1933), or Holodomor was one of the largest national catastrophes in the modern history of Liubashivka.
Until World War II the town had a Jewish community. In 1940 Jewish population was 2500. In 1990 Jewish population was only 5 persons.
During World War II Liubashivka was occupied by Romanian and German forces (1941—1944).
In 1991, after the collapse of Communism, the city became part of newly independent Ukraine.
There are 2 schools, 1 hospital, railway station, hotel.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
in Odessa Oblast
Odessa Oblast
Odesa Oblast, also written as Odessa Oblast , is the southernmost and largest oblast of south-western Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Odessa.-History:...
(region), 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...
, located of south-western Ukrainу at around 47°5′0″N, 30°2′0″E. Population is 11,500 (2001).
Liubashivka — administrative center of the Liubashivskyi Raion (district). Town was founded in 18th century. Liubashivka is primarily Ukrainophone.
Liubashivka is an important transport center and located approximately 160 kilometers from the region capital, Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
. The town lies on a route : Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
— Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
— Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
— Merzifon.
Through the territory of the Liubashivka pass the railroad routes. A railway from Odessa
Odessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
to Elisavetgrad (Kirovograd) and a railway station were built here in 1868.
Many armies passed through town in the period from 1917 to 1920, when Ukraine gained its independence from Russia for a short period of time. They represented different powers: Russian Bolsheviks, Ukrainian Central Council (Tsentralna Rada), Mahno movement and the White movement. With the end of the war, the Communist Party assumed complete control of the country. The Bolsheviks leader Stalin launched a command economy, rapid industrialization and collectivization of its agriculture.
Until World War II the town had a Jewish community. In 1940 Jewish population was 2500. In 1990 Jewish population was only 5 persons.
During World War II Liubashivka was occupied by Romanian and German forces (1941—1944).
In 1991, after the collapse of Communism, the city became part of newly independent Ukraine.
There are 2 schools, 1 hospital, railway station, hotel.
See also
- International Highways (Ukraine) Russian version