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Shpola (Ukrainian: Шпола, pronounced [ˈʃpɔlɐ]; Yiddish: שפּאָלע, romanized: Shpole) is a city located in Zvenyhorodka Raion of Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Shpola urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] It had a population of 16,573 (2021 est.)[2]

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Shpola Шпола
Taras Shevchenko monument in Shpola
Flag Coat of arms
Shpola Location of Shpola Show map of Cherkasy Oblast Shpola Shpola (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°59′59″N 31°23′32″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Cherkasy Oblast
Raion	Zvenyhorodka Raion
First mentioned	1594
City rights	1938
Government
• Mayor	Sergiy Kravchenko (since 2015)
Area
• Total	61.29 km2 (23.66 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	16,573
Postal code	20600—20609
Area code(s)	+380 4741

Administrative status

In 1797, Shpola became part of the Zvenigorod district in the Kiev Governorate. It has been a city since 1938.[3] Until 18 July, 2020, Shpola served as an administrative center of Shpola Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Cherkasy Oblast to four. The area of Shpola Raion was merged into Zvenyhorodka Raion.[4][5]

History

After the revolution of 1917, Shpola became first a part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and then of the USSR.

During World War II, Nazi Germany invaded USSR, and the Jewish population of Shpola was massacred in 1942. Today Jews make up around 0.5% of Shpola's population.

Demographics

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 1989, the population of the city was 22, 378 people.[6][3]

International relations

Shpola is a sister city with Oskaloosa, Iowa.

People

• Ivan Kulyk (1897-1937) - Ukrainian poet, short stories writer, and diplomat;
• Sergiy Rozhitskiy - Colonel of Ukrainian People's Army;
• Sergiy Dobrovolskiy - Lieutenant of Ukrainian People's Army;
• Oleksandr Tkachenko - chairman of Ukrainian parliament;
• Itzik Feffer (1900-1952) - Yiddish poet;
• Reb Aryeh Leib, "der Shpoler zeyde" (Yiddish: "the grandfather of Shpola") (1725-1812) - Hasidic tzaddik.

See also

• List of cities in Ukraine

Gallery

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  Abaza Palace in Shpola
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  Khovkivka River near Shpola
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  Darjivka Park
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  Taras Shevchenko statue in Shpola
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  Ukrainian Orthodox Church

References

Shpola Room at the Jewish Escape Room in Brooklyn: https://OneBeforeEscape.com/shpola

• (in Ukrainian) (1972) Історія міст і сіл Української CCP - Черкаська область (History of Towns and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR - Cherkasy Oblast), Kyiv.

На других языках

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[ru] Шпола

Шпо́ла (укр. Шпо́ла) — город в Черкасской области Украины. Входит в Звенигородский район; до 2020 года был административным центром упразднённого Шполянского района.

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