First mentioned 1594 Postal code 20600—20609 Area 61.26 km² | City rights 1938 Area code(s) +380 4741 Local time Sunday 11:48 AM | |
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Shpola (Ukrainian: Шпола, [ˈʃpɔɫɑ];Yiddish: שפּאָלע) is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Shpola Raion (district), and is situated at 49°2′N 31°25′E. As of 2004 the estimated population is 18,400.
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Map of Shpola, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine
History
In 1847, Shpola’s Jewish population numbered 1,156. By 1897, that number had grown to 5,388 of a total population of 11,933, or about 45%. This level held steady until the Second World War.
In the 1800s Shpola was part of the Zvenigorod district in the Kiev region. With the overthrow of the Czarist regime Shpola became first a part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and then of the USSR.
During World War II, Nazi Germany invaded Ukraine, and the Jewish population of Shpola was destroyed in 1942. Today Jews make up around 0.5% of Shpola’s population.
Shpola is a sister city with Oskaloosa, Iowa.