Okhtyrka

Okhtyrka
Охтирка
St. George Church
Historical power plant building
Transfiguration Church
Intercession Cathedral
  • From top, left to right: St. George Church
  • Historical power plant building
  • Transfiguration Church
  • Intercession Cathedral
Flag of Okhtyrka
Coat of arms of Okhtyrka
Okhtyrka is located in Ukraine
Okhtyrka
Okhtyrka
Okhtyrka is located in Sumy Oblast
Okhtyrka
Okhtyrka
Coordinates: 50°18′11″N 34°53′31″E / 50.303°N 34.892°E / 50.303; 34.892
Country Ukraine
OblastSumy Oblast
RaionOkhtyrka Raion
HromadaOkhtyrka urban hromada
Founded1641
Area
 • Total30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total46,660
DemonymОхтирська
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Okhtyrka (Ukrainian: Охтирка, IPA: [oxˈtɪrkɐ] ; Russian: Ахтырка, romanizedAkhtyrka) is a city in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine.[1] It serves as the administrative center of Okhtyrka Raion within the oblast. Okhtyrka was once home to Hussars and Cossacks. It was also in the past a regional seat of the Sloboda Ukraine Imperial Region and of the Ukrainian SSR. Since the discovery of oil and gas in 1961, Okhtyrka has come to be known as the "Oil Capital of Ukraine." It is home to the Okhtyrka air base and other historical and religious sites. Some religious buildings in Okhtyrka were almost destroyed in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

  1. ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №164/2022". Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-03-25.