Country Ukraine Raion Kiev-Sviatoshyn Raion Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 13 km² Local time Friday 5:43 PM | Oblast Kiev Oblast Elevation 186 m (610 ft) Postal code 08150-08157 Population 35,968 (2010) | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 54% Humidity | ||
Boyarka or Boiarka (Ukrainian: Боярка) is a town in Kiev-Sviatoshyn Raion of Kiev Oblast (region) of Ukraine, about 20 km SW from Kiev. Population: 35,320 (2013 est.). The population in 2001 was 35,968.
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Map of Boyarka, Kyivs'ka oblast, Ukraine
History
There are traces of an old Kievan Rus' settlement, including the remains of an ancient cemetery. The railway reached the town in the 1860s, after which it became a favourite resort for artists and writers, including the composer Mykola Lysenko and the writer Sholom Aleichem. The fictional village of Boyberik, where Aleichem's tales of Tevye the Milkman are located, is based on Boyarka.
Present-day Boyarka
The Kiev Oblast orphanage is located in Boyarka.
The town is also the location of the Boyarka Metrological Centre, owned by the company Naftogaz, which provides calibration services for gas-flow meters.
During the years 2005 to 2007, the town hosted the now extinct football club, FC Inter Boyarka.