History of city Ahtyrka, Sumy Oblast in photosA small historical referenceAhtyrka - center Akhtyrsky district of Sumy region of Ukraine, located in the north-east of the country, on the banks of the river Ahtyrka, near its confluence with the river Vorskla. Date of establishment - 1641. The basic version of the origin of the name of the city - a corruption of the Turkic "Ak Tour", which means "White Yar" or "White Castle". The city history begins with Akhtyrskaya fortress which Poles began building on the left bank of the river Vorskla. December 26, 1707 in Ohtyrka visited Peter the Great. In 1718 it opened the first in Ahtyrka in the Russian Empire Tobacco Manufactory. Landmarks - Intercession Cathedral (1753-62) - the former location of the Akhtyrka Icon of Our Lady, Vvedensky Church (1783) and the Nativity Church (1825). Movie Theater The bell tower of the church of Assumption Panorama of city Panorama of city Panorama of city Panorama of city Panorama of city Panorama of city, 1870 Panorama of city with the Assumption Church Pond Romanov street School №2 School №4 School №11 Cathedral, the beginning of the twentieth century Cathedral St. Sophia complex Old bridge over the river Vorskla, 1950 Construction of a boarding school Holy Trinity Monastery October street, 1890 Water Mill, 1919 Plant "Promsvyaz" The building is the first power station |
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