 | This articleneeds additional citations forverification. Please helpimprove this article byadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Shostka" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(February 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Shostka Шостка | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Interactive map of Shostka | |
  Shostka  Shostka | |
| Coordinates:51°52′N33°29′E / 51.867°N 33.483°E /51.867; 33.483 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Sumy Oblast |
| Raion | Shostka Raion |
| Hromada | Shostka urban hromada |
| Founded | 18th century |
| Area | |
• Total | 36 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 71,966 |
| Website | https://www.shostka-rada.gov.ua/ |
Shostka (Ukrainian:Шостка,IPA:[ˈʃɔstkɐ]ⓘ) is a city inSumy Oblast, northeasternUkraine. Shostka serves as the administrative center ofShostka Raion. Population:71,966 (2022 estimate).[1]
The city lies on the Shostka River, a tributary of theDesna, from which it gets its name. Shostka is an important centre of industry: in chemicals (seeSvema) and in dairy, the Shostka City Milk Plant was recently acquired by theBel Group.
In 1739, agunpowder factory was built there. Since that time, Shostka was one of the most important gunpowder suppliers in theRussian Empire. In 1893, a branch of a nearby railroad line was built. Shostka was grantedmunicipal rights in 1920. In 1931, a film factory was built in Shostka which was one of the main suppliers of cinema and photo film in theUSSR.
During the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Shostka was besieged by Russian troops on February 24.[2] and may have been partially occupied.[3] During the withdrawal from theChernihiv Oblast and Sumy Oblast, Russian troops left Shostka.[4]
Shostka's population: 1926 — 8,600 inhabitants, 1959 — 39,000 inhabitants, 1970 — 64,000 inhabitants, 1979 — 80,000 inhabitants, 1984 — 84,000 inhabitants. In 2001, Shostka had a population of 87,200 inhabitants. The ethnic and linguitsic composition was as follows:[5][6]
| percent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainians | 86.74% | |||
| Russians | 9.19% | |||
| Belarusians | 0.30% | |||
| Jews | 0.12% | |||
| Armenians | 0.10% | |||
| Gypsies | 0.07% | |||
| Tatars | 0.05% | |||
| Azeris | 0.04% | |||
| others | 3.39% | |||
| percent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 60.8% | |||
| Russian | 35.7% | |||
| Belarusian | 0.1% | |||
| Armenian | 0.1% | |||
| others | 3.3% | |||
Shostka is home to the Ukrainianfootball teamImpuls Shostka.
The city is the birthplace of Lightweight BoxerIvan Redkach.
Shostka is the hometown of the fictional Mousekewitz family in the 1986 animated filmAn American Tail, the opening of which depicts aCossack (and cat) raid on the town.
(2).jpg)
.jpg)
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
 | This article about a location inSumy Oblast is astub. You can help Wikipedia byadding missing information. |
