Marhanets

Marhanets (Ukrainian: Марганець, pronounced [ˈmɑrɦɐnetsʲ]; Russian: Марганец, pronounced [ˈmarɡənʲɪts]; lit. ''manganese'') is a city in Nikopol Raion of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast that was established in 1938 in southern Ukraine. It was established in place of village Horodyshche that contained a manganese mine (mining town) and in 1926-1938 was called Komintern.

Marhanets
Марганець
World War II partisan memorial in Marhanets
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Marhanets
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°38′41″N 34°36′15″E
Country Ukraine
RaionNikopol Raion
Founded1938
Area
 • Total37 km2 (14 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total45,718
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code(s)+380-5665
Websitehttp://marganets-rada.dp.ua
Ancient mound in Marhanets

The city is located on the right bank of the Kakhovka Reservoir on the Dnieper River where the river meets one of its tributaries Tomakivka. Marhanets hosts the administration of Marhanets urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Its population is approximately 45,718 (2021 est.)[2].

History

It is considered that next to the modern city was located the Cossack Fort "Tomakivka Sich" in the 16th century that was destroyed by Tatars soon after the Kosiński Uprising.

During World War II, Marhanets was under German occupation from 17 August 1941 until 5 February 1944.[3] It was administered as a part of Reichskommissariat Ukraine.

Until 18 July 2020, Marhanets was incorporated as a city of oblast significance and the center of Marhanets Municipality. The municipality was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to seven. The area of Marhanets Municipality was merged into Nikopol Raion.[4][5]

2010 accident
Main article: Marhanets train accident

On October 12, 2010, at least 42 people died after a road accident in this city.

References
  1. "Марганецкая городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 / Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
  3. Освобождение городов
  4. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  5. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
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