Kobeliaky

Kobeliaky (Ukrainian: Кобеляки) is a city in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Kobeliaky Raion. Population: 9,718 (2020 est.)[3]

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Church in Kobeliaky
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Coordinates: 49°08′00″N 34°12′00″E
Country Oblast Raion	Ukraine Poltava Oblast Kobeliaky Raion
Founded	1620
Area
• Total	1.21 km^2 (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation	80 m (260 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	9,718
• Density	8,000/km^2 (21,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	39200—39204[1]
Vehicle registration	BI[2]

History

During World War II, Kobeliaky was under German occupation from 15 September 1941 until 25 September 1943.

Notable people

• Nikolai Timofeyevich Gres, soloist with the Bolshoi Theatre and the Alexandrov Ensemble
• Alexander Davydov, opera singer
• Alexey Ivakhnenko, academician, mathematician
• Hryhory Kytasty, composer, conductor
• Mykola Andriyovych Kasian

Gallery

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  Historical building in Kobeliaky
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  Bus station
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  Shops in Kobeliaky
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  Seal of Kobeliaky Company of the Dnieper Pikeman Regiment (Russian Empire)
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  People's Actor of Ukraine Stepan Shkurat (from film "Chapayev", 1934)

References

1. Ukrainian Zip Codes
2. Как расшифровываются новые номера
3. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

External links

• Kobeliaky
• Photogallery of the Kobeliaky city
• History of Kobeliaky city (in Ukrainian language)
• The murder of the Jews of Kobeliaky during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.