Reni, Ukraine
Reni Рені | ||
---|---|---|
City of district significance | ||
| ||
Coordinates: UA 45°27′27″N 28°16′16″E / 45.45750°N 28.27111°ECoordinates: UA 45°27′27″N 28°16′16″E / 45.45750°N 28.27111°E | ||
Country | Ukraine | |
Region | Odessa Oblast | |
District | Reni Raion | |
Government | ||
• City Head | Serhiy Kolevych | |
Area | ||
• Total | 393 km2 (152 sq mi) | |
Population (2015) | ||
• Total | 19,109 | |
• Density | 49,6/km2 (1,280/sq mi) | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
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 western 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. 70,54% of them are ethnic Russians, Roumanians - 13,36%, Ukrainians - 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 Romanians, 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 Dnipropetrovsk National University, and three Russian 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 19 years. [3]
Gallery
- Freedom Square
- Grave of the Russian 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). |
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ 2001 All Ukrainian population census results for Odessa Region
- ↑ 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