City rights 1938 Area 20.8 km² Local time Sunday 6:07 PM | Established 1394 Postal code 20200-20207 Population 18,330 (2011) | |
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Weather 20°C, Wind SW at 18 km/h, 41% Humidity | ||
Zvenyhorodka (Ukrainian: Звенигородка, [zwenɪɦɔˈrɔtkɑ]; Polish: Zwinogródka; Russian: Звенигородка) is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine on the river Hnylyi Tikych.
Contents
- Map of Zvenyhorodka Cherkasy Oblast Ukraine
- History
- Number of inhabitants in years
- Notable residents
- References
Map of Zvenyhorodka, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine
The town is the administrative center of the Zvenyhorodka Raion (district).
History
Zvenyhorodka became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the beginning of the 15th century. It passed to the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland in 1569. In 1792 King Stanisław August Poniatowski granted Zwinogródka city rights. It was a royal city of Poland. In the next year it was annexed by Russia after the Second Partition of Poland. During the 19th century it had been part of the Russian Kiev Governorate. Around the turn to the 20th century the town had a train station, three Greek Orthodox churches and one Roman Catholic church.