Vylkove (Ukrainian: Ви́лкове, pronounced [ˈwɪɫkowe]; Russian: Вилково; Romanian: Vâlcov) is a small city located in the Ukrainian part of the Danube Delta, at utmost southwest of Ukraine, on the border with Romania. Administratively it is part of Izmail Raion (district) of Odesa Oblast (region). Population: 7,804 (2021 est.)[1]

Vylkove Вилкове
Bilohorodsky Canal - the main canal in Vylkove
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 45°23′57″N 29°35′37″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Odesa Oblast
Raion	Izmail Raion
Founded	1746
City rights	1762
Area
• Total	4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	7,804
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Postal code	68355
Area code(s)	+380 4843

Geography

Vylkove is located inside the Danube Delta marshlands, which makes grain growing almost impossible, thus making fishery in the Danube, delta lakes and in the Black Sea the main occupation of the local people. In addition, the city is famous for its viticulture and cultivation of strawberries on the islands in the river delta.^{[citation needed]} Due to a number of channels excavated inside its territory, get town is also known as "Ukraine's Venice". Boats are the most common method of transportation.[2]

The administration of the Ukrainian Danube Biosphere Reserve is based in Vylkove. The territory of the Reserve includes the islands upstream and downstream the Danube, reedbeds to north from Danube, delta water bodies and adjacent area of the sea (2 km or 1.2 mi from the coast).

History

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Vylkove was founded in 1746 and was assigned the status of "town" in 1762.

Demographics

The population is about 9,300, according to the Ukrainian Census conducted in 2001. About 70% of the population consists of Lipovans, about 25% are Ukrainians, and the remainder are Romanians, Gagauz (Turkic speaking followers of the Russian Orthodox Church), and Bulgarians. The main confession is Christian Old Believers (Lipovans) (about 70%, mainly Russians), the rest are the members of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. There are three churches in Vilkovo: two belong to Old Believers and one to Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vylkove.

• museum-collections.odessa.ua — The Bleschunov Municipal Museum of Personal Collections
• vilkovo.info – Vylkove boat guide. Info and rest-day in Vylkove

На других языках

[de] Wylkowe

[es] Vylkove

[ru] Вилково