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Shpola
Шпола | |
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Coordinates: 48°59′59″N 31°23′32″E / 48.99972°N 31.39222°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 (2022) | |
• Total | 1,623 |
Postal code | 20600—20609 |
Area code | +380 4741 |
Shpola ( Ukrainian: Шпола, pronounced [ˈʃpɔlɐ]) is a city located in Zvenyhorodka Raion of Cherkasy Oblast ( province) in central Ukraine. In May 2011, a 14-meter monument was installed on the outskirts of the city, claiming that Shpola is the geographical center of Ukraine. [1] [2] It hosts the administration of Shpola urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. [3] It had a population of 16,323 (2022 estimate). [4]
In 1797, Shpola became part of the Zvenigorod district in the Kiev Governorate. It has been a city since 1938. [5] 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. [6] [7]
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.
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. [8] [5]
Shpola is a sister city with Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Shpola Room at the Jewish Escape Room in Brooklyn: This link appears current: https://www.everyescaperoom.com/new-york-ny/onebefore-escape-shpola-room This one brings a "404"message: https://OneBeforeEscape.com/shpola Archived 2020-10-01 at the Wayback Machine