Reni, Ukraine
Reni Рені | |||
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City of district significance | |||
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Coordinates: 45°27′27″N 28°16′16″E / 45.45750°N 28.27111°E / 45.45750; 28.27111Coordinates: 45°27′27″N 28°16′16″E / 45.45750°N 28.27111°E / 45.45750; 28.27111 | |||
Country | Ukraine | ||
Region | Odessa Oblast | ||
District | Reni Raion | ||
Government | |||
• City Head/Mayor | Igor Plegov | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 393 km2 (152 sq mi) | ||
Population (2015) | |||
• Total | 19,109 | ||
• Density | 49,6/km2 (1,280/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | ||
Postal code | 68800—809 | ||
Area code | +380 4840 | ||
Website | http://renimvk.od.ua/ |
Reni (Ukrainian: Рені; Romanian: Reni; Russian: Рени) is a small town in Odessa Oblast (province) of
south Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Reni Raion (district), and is located in the Bessarabian historic district of Budjak. Reni lies on the left bank of the Danube. The settlement was founded around 1548, acquiring city status in 1821. Population: 19,109 (2015 est.)[1]
The town has a population of 20 481. 43,36% of them are ethnic Moldovans, Ukrainians – 30,54%, Russians – 12,5%, Gagauz – 1,52%, Bulgarians – 1,35%, other – 0,13%.
The surrounding Reni Raion includes some 38,000 people (including those in the town), 49% of them ethnic Moldovans, 18% Ukrainians, 15% Russians, 8.5% Bulgarians and 8% Gagauz.[2]
A railway linking Moldova and Romania passes through Reni, since the city was a part of Romania prior to 1947, when it was claimed by the Soviet Union. There are six schools, one filial branch of the Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, and three Ukrainian Orthodox church buildings. It is also home to the 'Light of the World' church, which has been working to help the local community for the past 21 years, let by Ockert Potgieter and his wife Michelle [3]
Contents
1 History
2 Gallery
3 Personalities
4 References
5 External links
History
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Principality of Moldavia 1548–1812
Russian Empire 1812–1856
Principality of Moldavia 1856–1859
Romanian United Principalities 1859–1878
Russian Empire 1878–1917
Moldavian Democratic Republic 1917–1918
Kingdom of Romania 1918–1940
Soviet Union 1940–1941
Kingdom of Romania 1941–1944
Soviet Union 1944–1991
Ukraine 1991–present
Gallery
Freedom Square
Grave of the soldiers
Regional History Museum
Ascension of the Lord Cathedral
Traditional houses in Reni
Reni marine port
Sts. Constantine and Helena Church
Personalities
Pavel Ciobanu, Moldovan soccer player- Dmitry Zaets Reni's painter
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reni (city). |
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^ 2001 All Ukrainian population census results for Odessa Region Archived 2009-07-31 at the Wayback Machine.
^ http://novidien.weebly.com
External links
Ukraine: Odessa District Rises up Against Mobilization Call-up papers burned and Ukrainian patrols blocked in the district of Reni
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