Boiarka
City in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
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Boiarka or Boyarka (Ukrainian: Боярка, IPA: [ˈbɔjɐrkɐ] ⓘ) is a city in Fastiv Raion of Kyiv Oblast (region) in Ukraine, about 20 km southwest of Kyiv. It hosts the administration of Boiarka urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 34,394 (2022 estimate).[2] The population 40,019.[3]
Boiarka
Боярка | |
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One of the older homes on Kreshchatyk street | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Boiarka | |
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| Coordinates: 50°19′45″N 30°17′19″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kyiv Oblast |
| Raion | Fastiv Raion |
| Hromada | Boiarka urban hromada |
| Established | 16th century |
| Area | |
• Total | 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 34,394 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 08150-08157 |
| Area code | +380 4598 |
| Website | www |
History
There are traces of an old Kievan Rus' settlement, including the remains of an ancient cemetery. The railway reached the town in the 1860s, after which it became a favourite resort for artists and writers, including the composer Mykola Lysenko and the writer Sholom Aleichem. The fictional dacha settlement of Boyberik, where events of Aleichem's tales of Tevye the Milkman (later adapted as Fiddler on the Roof) take place, is based on Boiarka.[4]
Formerly known as Boyarka-Budayivka (Ukrainian: Боярка-Будаївка), the settlement became known as a base of Sich Riflemen during the Siege of Kyiv in 1918.[5]
Until 18 July 2020, Boiarka belonged to Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion. The raion was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion was split between Bucha, Fastiv, and Obukhiv Raions, with Boiarka being transferred to Fastiv Raion.[6][7]
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian shelling struck the suburbs of Boiarka during the Battle of Kyiv.
Present-day
The Kyiv Oblast orphanage is located in Boiarka.[8]
The town is also the location of the Boiarka Metrological Centre, owned by the company Naftogaz, which provides calibration services for gas-flow meters.[9]
During the years 2005 to 2007, the town hosted the now-defunct football club, FC Inter Boiarka.
Sport
Boiarka has a team called FC Inter Boiarka, that in 2001 was also coached by Yukhym Shkolnykov.
Notable people
- Sholem Aleichem, writer
- Sergei Balenok, graphic artist, painter, illustrator
- Eugene Hütz, singer and composer
- George Kistiakowsky, physical chemistry professor
- Maks Levin, photographer
- Mykola Lysenko, composer
- Oleksandra Matviichuk, human rights lawyer
- Nikolai Ostrovsky, writer
- Mykola Pymonenko, painter
- Volodymyr Samiilenko, poet
- Bohdan Yermakov, painter
- Maria Zankovetska, actress
Sources
- Andriy Ivchenko, All About Ukraine, Kyiv, 2007
- Metrological Centre NJSC "Naftogaz of Ukraine" , Kyiv, 2009
