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2023–. Odesa (also spelled Odessa) [a] is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrative centre of the Odesa Raion and Odesa Oblast, as well as a multiethnic cultural centre.
1937 – Mass murder of around 1,000 Poles during the Polish Operation of the NKVD. [21] 1941. August 8-October 16: Siege of Odesa. October 17: Axis occupation begins. October 22–24: 1941 Odesa massacre. Odesa becomes capital of Romanian -administered Transnistria Governorate. [citation needed] 1944.
The Historic Centre of Odesa ( Ukrainian: Історичний центр Одеси, romanized :Istorychnyi tsentr Odesy ), Historical City Centre of Odesa, or Centre of Odesa is a city centre and World Heritage Site in Odesa, Ukraine. It was listed in 2023, and currently, it is on the list of World Heritage Sites in Danger because of the ...
Before July 2020, Odesa Oblast was subdivided into 31 regions: 26 districts ( raions) and 5 city municipalities ( mis'krada or misto ), officially known as territories governed by city councils. [3] Cities under the oblast's jurisdiction : Odesa (Одеса), the administrative center of the oblast. Balta Municipality.
The shipyard was established from the Admiralty Shops of the Black Sea rowing fleet a year before founding of the Odesa city. During the Soviet times the factory was a main supporting base of the Black Sea Shipping Company. Satellite imagery of the Port of Odesa, 2022. The area of the wharf is 75,524 m 2 (812,930 sq ft). It can accommodate ...
In more recent history, maps of the country have reflected its tumultuous political status and relations with Russia; for example, the city known as "Lvov" (Russian: Львов) during the Soviet era (until 1991) was depicted as "Leopol" or "Lemberg" during its time (1772-1918) in the Habsburg realms, while post-Soviet maps produced in Ukraine ...
"Map of Odessa Defense" From Ukrainian Postal Service, 2011 Postage stamp of the USSR 1965 "Hero City Odessa 1941–-1945" Odessa was one of the first four Soviet cities to be awarded the title of "Hero City" in 1945, the others being Leningrad, Stalingrad, and Sevastopol.
Odesa City Hall ( Ukrainian: Будинок Одеської міської ради) is the city hall of Odesa, Ukraine, located at the junction of Prymorskyi Boulevard, Chaikovskoho Lane and Pushkinska Street. It occupies a Neoclassical building, built to a design by Francesco Boffo and Gregorio Toricelli in 1828–34. Rebuilt in 1871-1873 by ...