Chuhuiv
Chuhuiv
Чугуїв | |
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Coordinates:49°50′8″N36°41′11″E/ 49.83556°N 36.68639°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
Raion | Chuhuiv Raion |
Hromada | Chuhuiv urban hromada |
Founded | 1638 |
Area | |
• Total | 12.77 km2(4.93 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 31,018 |
• Density | 2,400/km2(6,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2(EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3(EEST) |
Postal code | 63500—63509 |
Website | http://chuguev-rada.gov.ua/ |
Chuhuiv(Ukrainian:Чугуїв) orChuguev(‹See Tfd›Russian:Чугуев) is acityinKharkiv Oblast,Ukraine.The city is theadministrative centerofChuhuiv Raion(district). It hosts the administration ofChuhuiv urban hromada,one of thehromadasof Ukraine.[1]Population:31,018 (2022 estimate).[2]
Chuhuiv'sfood industryfocuses on producingmayonnaisealong with other staple supporting condiments.[citation needed]
History
[edit]The City's founding date is disputed with historical assertions ranging from 1540 to 1627. Some academics believe that the city was built upon the orders Russia's first TsarIvan the Terriblewho reigned from 1547 to 1584.[citation needed]
A military fort was built adjacent to the city in 1638 byUkrainian CossacksofYakiv Ostryanyn(seeOstryanyn uprising) on the order of Muscovite Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich. A military presence of some form near Chuhuiv has remained ever since. TheChuguev uprisingof 1819 was a revolt of military settlers.
During the government of the Soviet Union, the base became an important military training center. It has been home to the Soviet Air Force Pilot Academy and the Red Army's Artillery School. There is now a Ukrainian Air Force base adjacent to the town.
Military history
[edit]The city was the home of a majorSoviet Air Forcebase and a militarypilot's academy. There is now aUkrainian Air Forcebase near the city.[3]
Generally, the city has been an important military point sinceCossacktimes. There was aSovietRed ArmyArtillerySchool (amilitary academy) in Chuhuiv beforeWorld War II.
On 25 September 2020 anAn-26military plane with cadets of theIvan Kozhedub National Air Force Universitycrashedand caught fire near Chuhuiv.[4]26 people were killed and the sole survivor was seriously injured.[4][5][6][7]
Present day
[edit]There are eight schools in Chuhuiv (grades 1–11), where several Peace Corps volunteers have served since 2004.
Until 18 July 2020, Chuhuiv was incorporated as acity of oblast significanceand the center ofChuhuiv Municipality.The municipality was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Chuhuiv Municipality was merged into Chuhuiv Raion.[8][9]
As part of theRussian invasion of Ukraine,Chuhuiv was shelled by Russian forces on February 24, 2022. A 14-year-old boy was killed.[10]On the same day,an air base near the city was attacked.
Russia partly captured the city in late February, being on the outskirts of it.[11]On 7 March 2022, Ukrainian forces retook the city and reportedly inflicted heavy casualties on Russian forces, allegedly killing two high-ranking Russian officers during the battle.[12]
Education
[edit]Preschool education
[edit]- Chuhuiv preschool educational institution (nursery — kindergarten) No. 1[13]
- Chuhuiv preschool educational institution (nursery — kindergarten) No. 3
- Chuhuiv preschool educational institution (nursery — kindergarten) No. 4
- Chuhuiv preschool educational institution (nursery — kindergarten) No. 8[14]
- Chuhuiv preschool educational institution (nursery — kindergarten) No. 12[15]
- Pre-school unit of Chuguev teaching andeducational complexNo. 6
- Preschool educational institution VESELOCHKA, VCH А0501
There were six pre-school educational institutions and one pre-school unit as part of the Teaching and Educational Complex No. 6 in the city, in the 2013–2014 academic year; they educated 1 195 preschoolers between the ages of 2 and 6 (7) years old.[16]
General secondary education
[edit]Includes nine schools:[17]
- Ilya Repin Chuguiv comprehensive school of I-III levels No. 1[18]
- Chuguiv comprehensive school of I-III levels No. 2[19]
- Chuguiv comprehensive school of I level No. 3[20]
- Chuguiv comprehensive school of I-II levels No. 4[21]
- Chuguiv gymnasium No. 5[22]
- I. N. Kozhedub, triple Hero of the Soviet Union, Chuguiv teaching and educational complex No. 6[23]
- Chuguiv comprehensive school of I-III levels No. 7
- Chuguiv specialized school of I-III levels No. 8 with advanced study of foreign languages
- Kluhyno-Bashkyrivsʹka comprehensive school of I-III levels[24]
Out-of-school education
[edit]- Chuguiv Centre of Tourism and Local History[25]
- Chuguiv House of Children and Youth Creativity[26]
- Chuguiv Children and Youth Sports School
Specialized technical schools
[edit]Notable people
[edit]- Inna Dorofeieva(born 1965), ballerina
- Ilya Repin(1844–1930), sculptor and painter of thePeredvizhnikiart school
- Sigrid Schauman(1877–1979), artist and art critic
Gallery
[edit]-
Ilya Repin monument
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House of a military settler
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Church of the Icon of Theotokos
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Downtown Chuhuiv
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Shopping rows
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Early 19th century cathedral
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Ilya Repin's house
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Former City Hall
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View of Chuhuiv around 1910
References
[edit]- ^"Чугуевская городская громада"(in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022[Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022](PDF)(in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv:State Statistics Service of Ukraine.Archived(PDF)from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^(in Ukrainian)Аварія літака на Харківщині: трансляція з місця катастрофи(Plane crash in Kharkiv region: broadcast from the crash site),UNIAN(25 September 2020)
- ^ab(in Ukrainian)PLANE FALL IN KHARKIV REGION: TWENTY PEOPLE KILLED,Ukrayinska Pravda(25 September 2020)
(in Ukrainian)Біля Чугуєва розбився літак АН-26 з курсантами на борту: що відомо – фото, відео(AN-26 plane crashed near Chuhuiv with cadets on board: all that is known - photos, video) - ^"Ukraine military plane crash kills 26; lone survivor praised for" heroism "".cbsnews.com. 27 September 2020.
- ^"CRASH OF AN ANTONOV AN-26SH AT CHUHUIV AFB: 26 KILLED".www.baaa-acro.com.Retrieved12 October2020.
- ^"Preliminary report".aviation-safety.net.Retrieved12 October2020.
- ^"Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ".Голос України(in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18.Retrieved2020-10-03.
- ^"Нові райони: карти + склад"(in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^"Boy killed in Russian shelling of Ukrainian apartment building".Israel National News. 2022-02-24.Retrieved2022-02-27.
- ^"Генштаб ВСУ сообщил об освобождении Чугуева в Харьковской области".Крым.Реалии(in Russian). 2022-03-07.Retrieved2024-09-07.
- ^Brugen, Isabel van (2022-03-07)."Ukraine recaptures city of Chuhuiv, kills top Russian commanders: Officials".Newsweek.Retrieved2022-04-22.
- ^"Official website of Chuhuiv preschool educational institution (nursery - kindergarten) No. 1".
- ^"Official website of Chuhuiv preschool educational institution (nursery - kindergarten) No. 8".
- ^"Official website of Chuhuiv preschool educational institution (nursery - kindergarten) No. 12".
- ^"Відділ освіти виконавчого комітету Чугуївської міської ради".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-09-11.
- ^"Відділ освіти виконавчого комітету Чугуївської міської ради".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-09-10.
- ^"Official website of I. Y. Repin Chuguiv comprehensive school of I-III levels No. 1".
- ^"Official website of Chuguiv comprehensive school of I-III levels No. 2".
- ^"Official website of Chuguiv comprehensive school of I level No. 3".
- ^"Official website of Chuguiv comprehensive school of I-II levels No. 4".
- ^"Official website of Chuguiv gymnasium No. 5".
- ^"Official website of I. N. Kozhedub, triple Hero of the Soviet Union, Chuguiv teaching and educational complex No. 6".
- ^"Official website of Kluhyno-Bashkyrivsʹka comprehensive school of I-III levels".
- ^"Official website of Chuguiv Centre of Tourism and Local History".
- ^"Official website of Chuguiv House of Children and Youth Creativity".
- ^"Official website of Chuguiv Professional Lyceum".
- ^"Official website of Chuguiv Professional Agrarian Lyceum".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-09-10.Retrieved2014-09-10.