Oleksandriia


Oleksandriia is a city located in Kirovohrad Oblast in central Ukraine. Administratively, Oleksandriia is incorporated as a city of regional significance. It also serves as the administrative center of Oleksandriia Raion, though administratively it does not belong to the raion.
In 2001 it had a population of 93,357, and including the villages and townlets in the city municipality a population of 103,856. Current population:.

History

The city is first mentioned in 1746, as the settlement Usivka. The official record of the settlement is dated 1754 when the Saint Elizabeth fortress was built in the region. During the establishment of the Russian colony of New Serbia in 1752–64, the 3rd Company of New Serbia was quartered in Usivka Pandurs. In place of Usivka the Bechey encampment was established.
In 1784 the Russian government gave the settlement a Hellenic name of Aleksandriysk and later Aleksandriya. In 1806–1922, Oleksandriya was a county seat.
on 6 August 1941 the Red Army of the Soviet Union left the city to the Nazi Germany Wehrmacht without fight. During the Nazi occupation, the city lost almost all its entire Jewish population. The Nazi administration also executed over 5,500 Soviet prisoners of war as part of the Nazi stance on the issue of the Soviet's not signing the 1929 Geneva Convention. The city was recovered by the Soviet armed forces on 6 December 1943.

Climate

Climate of Oleksandriia is classified as humid continental. Winter is cold and mild. Summer is hot. Coldest month is January, hottest month is July. With no dry season, winters are snowy and summers are rainy. The wettest month is June, the driest is March. Average annual precipitation is 526 mm.

Places of interest

A popular place to visit in the town is Oleksandriia's square, known as Soborna Square.

Twin towns

Oleksandriia is twinned with: