11 Facts About Poltava

Poltava is a city located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine.

Poltava is administratively incorporated as a city of oblast significance and does not belong to the raion.

In 1630 Poltava was passed to a Polish magnate, Bartholomew Obalkowski.

In 1646 Poltava became part of Wisniowiecki Ordynatsia, governed by the Ruthenian-Polish magnate Jeremi Wisniowiecki .

In 1658 Poltava became a center of anti-government revolt led by Martyn Pushkar, who contested the legitimacy of Ivan Vyhovsky's election to the post of Hetman of Zaporizhian Host.

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Poltava has a warm-summer humid continental climate, with four distinct seasons, it is one of the coldest cities in Ukraine.

However, Poltava is a city of oblast subordinance, thus being subject directly to the oblast authorities rather to the raion administration housed in the city itself.

Centre of the old city is a semicircular Neoclassical square with the Tuscan column of cast iron, commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Poltava and featuring 18 Swedish cannons captured in that battle.

Minor planet 2983 Poltava discovered in 1981 by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh is named after the city.

Poltava is served by an International Airport, situated outside the city limits near the village of Ivashky.

Poltava has always been one of the most important science and education centres in Ukraine.