Enerhodar
Enerhodar
Енергодар Энергодар | |
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![]() Enerhodar viewed from a thermal power plant chimney | |
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Coordinates: 47°29′56″N 34°39′21″E / 47.49889°N 34.65583°ECoordinates: 47°29′56″N 34°39′21″E / 47.49889°N 34.65583°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Oblast | ![]() |
Raion | Vasylivka Raion |
Founded | 1970 |
City status | 1985 |
Control | occupied by ![]() |
Government | |
• de jure Mayor | Dmytro Orlov[2] |
• Russian appointed de facto mayor | Andriy Shevchik[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 63.5 km2 (24.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 52,887 |
• Density | 858/km2 (2,220/sq mi) |
Area code | +380 6139 |
Climate | Dfa |
Website | www |
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Enerhodar (/ɛnərˈhoʊdɑːr/; Ukrainian: Енергода́р, romanized: Enerhodár, pronounced [enerɦoˈdɑr], lit. 'energy's gift'; Russian: Энергодар, romanized: Energodar, literally 'energy giver') is a city and municipality in the north-western part of the Zaporizhzhia Oblast in Ukraine, currently under the control of the Russian Armed Forces.[4] It is on the south bank of the Dnieper River, on the opposite side of the Kakhovka Reservoir from Nikopol and Chervonohryhorivka. Its main industry is electricity generation, at a coal-fired power station and a large nuclear power station. In 2021 its population was 52,887 (2021 est.),[5] about 11,000 of whom work at the nuclear power station.[6]
History[edit]
Enerhodar was founded on 12 June 1970 for building and serving the Zaporizhzhia thermal power station. It obtained city status by 1985, while part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union. Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, was built there in the 1980s (construction of the building began in 1980, and its first unit was commissioned in late 1985). In 1991, the city became part of independent Ukraine.
The city's two power plants continue to be major employers for its inhabitants into the 21st century.
Russo-Ukrainian War[edit]
On 28 February 2022, Russia claimed to have captured the city and the nuclear power plant. The mayor of Enerhodar, Dmytro Orlov, denied the claim.[7]
Civilians built a large barricade of sandbags and vehicles on the road to the nuclear power plant in an attempt to hinder Russian troop advancement.[8] The Ukrainian military administration for the southeast confirmed on 7 March that Enerhodar had been occupied by Russian forces.[9]
Points of interest[edit]
- Enerhodar Dnipro Powerline Crossing
- Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
- Zaporizhzhia thermal power station (Zaporizhzhia DRES)
Gallery[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Russia says it captures Ukrainian city of Kherson -RIA". Reuters. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Enerhodar City Council". Енергодарська міська рада. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Оккупанты показали своего ставленника в захваченном Энергодаре: коллаборант – из ОПЗЖ" [The invaders showed their protege in the captured Energodar: collaborator from the Opposition Platform for Life]. news.liga.net. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine after 11th night of war: Mayor killed, towns taken, Moscow promises civilian corridors to Russia". Baltic News Network - News from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Santora, Marc; Kramer, Andrew E. (23 August 2022). "In Ukraine, a nuclear plant held hostage". New York Times. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Енергодар і Запорізька АЕС під контролем ЗСУ: мер міста просить не вірити фейкам" [Energodar and Zaporizhzhya NPP are under the control of the Armed Forces: the mayor of the city asks not to believe fakes]. ФАКТИ ICTV (in Ukrainian). 28 February 2022. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Tiefenthäler, Ainara (2 March 2022). "Videos show large barricade, set up by civilians, blocking entrance to nuclear power plant". The New York Times.
- ^ "Ukraine after 11th night of war: Mayor killed, towns taken, Moscow promises civilian corridors to Russia". Baltic News Network. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
External links[edit]
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- Official municipality site Archived 1 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- Enerhodar portal
- Enerhodar, Ukraine — statistics
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