Livadiia Ливадия | |
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  Livadiia Location of Livadiia within Crimea | |
| Coordinates:44°28′15″N34°8′38″E / 44.47083°N 34.14389°E /44.47083; 34.14389 | |
| Country |  Ukraine (occupied byRussia) |
| Autonomous republic | Crimea (de jure) |
| Raion | Yalta Raion (de jure) |
| Federal subject | Crimea (de facto) |
| Municipality | Yalta Municipality (de facto) |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 1,074 |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 98655, 98656 |
| Area code | +380-654 |
| Climate | Cfb |
Livadiya (Ukrainian:Лівадія,romanized: Livadiia;Russian:Ливадия;Crimean Tatar:Livadiya,Ливадия;Greek:Λιβαδιά) is anurban-type settlement in Crimea. It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west ofYalta. Population:1,074 (2014 Census).[1]
A minorCrimean Tatar settlement in theMiddle Ages, Livadiya was named thus byLambros Katsonis, a Greekrevolutionary andImperial Russian Army officer, afterLivadeia,Greece, the town he was born in, then part of theOttoman Empire. Katsonis had been granted an estate there byEmpress Catherine II, which he named thus.[2]
The estate later passed to the possession of thePotocki family and then, in 1861, it became a summer residence of theRussiantsars. EmperorAlexander III of Russia died there in 1894.
TheLivadia Palace, built in 1910–11, architectNikolai Krasnov, is now a museum. It was formerly a summer palace of the last Russian Imperial family.
One of the most important events held in this town by the Romanov dynasty was theWhite Flower Day charity event that took place mainly in this little town from 1911 to 1917, that aimed at gathering donations to support people havingtuberculosis. The event was particularly loved by the empressAlexandra Fyodorovna.
In 1945, it served as the meeting place of theYalta Conference and residence ofFranklin Delano Roosevelt during the Conference. Nowadays, Livadiia is known primarily for producing wine and is also a noted healthresort.
Aminor planet3006 Livadia discovered bySoviet astronomerNikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1979 is named after the suburb.[3]
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