Henichesk
Henichesk (Ukrainian: Гені́чеськ, translit. Heniches’k) is a port city along the Sea of Azov in Kherson Oblast (province) of southern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative centre of Henichesk Raion (district). Henichesk hosts the administration of Henichesk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 19,253 (2021 est.)[2]
Henichesk
Генічеськ | |
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City | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Henichesk Location of Henichesk  Henichesk Henichesk (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′N 34°48′E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kherson Oblast |
| Raion | Henichesk |
| Founded | 1784 |
| City status | 1938 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.04 km2 (2.72 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total |  19,253 |
| Postal code | 75500-75509 |
| Area code(s) | (+380) 5534 |
| Vehicle registration | BT / 22 |
| Website | www |
History
Henichesk was founded as a fort by the Russian Empire in 1784 and from 1812 was also known as Ust-Ozivske. It was a port and a trade center on the salt route that went from Crimea north to Ukraine and Russia. At the turn of the 20th century it was the location of one of the largest flour mills in southern Ukraine.[3]
On 24 February 2022, Henichesk was captured by the Russian Army in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
It was where the famous incident occurred where an old woman confronted Russian soldiers and said "Put sunflower seeds in your pockets so they grow on Ukraine soil when you die",[4] as well as the death of Vitalii Skakun blowing up a bridge to stop their advance.[5]
Gallery
P47 road entering Henichesk
Ukrainian-Georgian friendship monument
House of culture
Former Revkom building in Henichesk
Ambulance station.jpg.webp)
Old map of Henichesk Strait
Climate
Under the Köppen climate classification, Henichesk has a humid continental climate that closely borders on a semi-arid climate with cold winters and warm summers.
| Climate data for Henichesk (1991–2020, extremes 1883–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
35.3 (95.5) |
38.3 (100.9) |
38.7 (101.7) |
36.8 (98.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
38.7 (101.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
2.7 (36.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
3.7 (38.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.6 (42.1) |
1.0 (33.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −3.2 (26.2) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
7.9 (46.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −30.3 (−22.5) |
−28.0 (−18.4) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
−30.3 (−22.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32.5 (1.28) |
31.7 (1.25) |
34.0 (1.34) |
31.7 (1.25) |
32.2 (1.27) |
40.2 (1.58) |
29.2 (1.15) |
35.9 (1.41) |
30.1 (1.19) |
30.3 (1.19) |
36.7 (1.44) |
38.0 (1.50) |
402.5 (15.85) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.9 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 67.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 88.3 | 86.1 | 83.0 | 77.2 | 71.6 | 69.4 | 65.6 | 65.9 | 72.5 | 79.7 | 86.8 | 88.7 | 74.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 46.5 | 77.0 | 130.2 | 208.5 | 308.5 | 306.0 | 311.6 | 310.0 | 232.5 | 161.2 | 55.5 | 43.4 | 2,190.8 |
| Source 1: Pogoda.ru[6] World Meteorological Organization (humidity and precipitation 1981–2010),[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Climatebase.ru (sun 1891–2005)[8] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Yosyp Abramovych Daits,[9] Ukrainian artist (August 16, 1897 - December 29, 1954)
- Iuliia Mendel, Ukrainian journalist[10]
References
- "Геническая городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 / Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
- "Entry Display Web Page".
- "Ukrainian woman to Russian soldier: 'Put sunflower seeds in your pocket so they grow when you die'". News Room Guyana. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- Jackson, Jon (25 February 2022). ""Heroic" Ukrainian soldier blows up bridge, himself to halt Russia advances". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- Погода и Климат – Климат Геническ [Weather and Climate – The Climate of Henichesk] (in Russian). Weather and Climate (Погода и климат). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- "Genicesk, Ukraine Climate data (Period supervision: 1891–2005)". Climatebase. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- "Daits Yosyp Abramovych".
- "Геничанка Юлия Мендель стала пресс-секретарем Президента Зеленского". genichesk.info (in Russian). 4 June 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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