Myrhorodskyi Raion
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Myrhorodskyi Raion is a raion
(district
) in the central Ukrainian
province
of Poltava
. The raion's administrative center is the city of Myrhorod
, which has a separate administrative status within the oblast'.
Important rivers within the Myrhorodskyi Raion include the Psel
and Khorol rivers. The raion was officially founded on July 3, 1923, from the old raion of Lubny
. The raion's boundaries, in its current form, exist form January 8, 1966.
An important village in the raion is Velyki Sorochyntsi
, in which, since the 1960s, takes place the Sorochynski Fair. On , famous writer Nikolai Gogol
was born in Velyki Sorochyntsi. His short story The Fair at Sorochintsï
made the small village, and its fair, world-famous.
Raion
A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...
(district
District
Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...
) in the central Ukrainian
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...
province
Oblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
of Poltava
Poltava Oblast
Poltava Oblast is an oblast of central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Poltava.Other important cities within the oblast include: Komsomolsk, Kremenchuk, Lubny and Myrhorod.-Geography:...
. The raion's administrative center is the city of Myrhorod
Myrhorod
Myrhorod or Mirgorod is a city in the Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Myrhorodskyi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast, and is located on the river Khorol.-History:The town was founded either in the 12th...
, which has a separate administrative status within the oblast'.
Important rivers within the Myrhorodskyi Raion include the Psel
Psel River
The Psel is a river, a left tributary of the Dnipro River, which flows through Russia and Ukraine.The Psel has a length of 717 km and a drainage basin of 22,800 km². The river's right bank is high and steep, unlike the low, left bank...
and Khorol rivers. The raion was officially founded on July 3, 1923, from the old raion of Lubny
Lubny
Lubny is a city in the Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Lubensky Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
. The raion's boundaries, in its current form, exist form January 8, 1966.
An important village in the raion is Velyki Sorochyntsi
Velyki Sorochyntsi
Velyki Sorochyntsi is a village in the Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. It can be translated as the Grand Sorochyntsi. The village is located in the Myrhorodsky Raion of the oblast, at around , and is famous as both the birthplace of the great writer Nikolai Gogol and the location of the...
, in which, since the 1960s, takes place the Sorochynski Fair. On , famous writer Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Gogol
Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol was a Ukrainian-born Russian dramatist and novelist.Considered by his contemporaries one of the preeminent figures of the natural school of Russian literary realism, later critics have found in Gogol's work a fundamentally romantic sensibility, with strains of Surrealism...
was born in Velyki Sorochyntsi. His short story The Fair at Sorochintsï
The Fair at Sorochintsï (short story)
The Fair at Sorochyntsi is the first story in the collection Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka by Ukrainian-born Russian writer Nikolai Gogol...
made the small village, and its fair, world-famous.
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Myrhorod Myrhorod or Mirgorod is a city in the Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Myrhorodskyi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast, and is located on the river Khorol.-History:The town was founded either in the 12th... |
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