Hadiach[a] (Ukrainian: Гадяч, romanizedHad'ač, pronounced [ˈɦɑdʲɐt͡ʃ]) is a city in Myrhorod Raion, Poltava Oblast in the central-east part of Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Hadiach urban hromada [uk].[1] Hadiach is located on the Psel River. Population: 22,851 (2022 estimate).[2]

Hadiach
Гадяч
Cathedral Square in Hadiach
Cathedral Square in Hadiach
Flag of Hadiach
Coat of arms of Hadiach
Hadiach is located in Poltava Oblast
Hadiach
Hadiach
Location of Hadiach
Hadiach is located in Ukraine
Hadiach
Hadiach
Hadiach (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 50°22′00″N 34°0′0″E / 50.36667°N 34.00000°E / 50.36667; 34.00000
Country Ukraine
OblastPoltava Oblast
RaionMyrhorod Raion
HromadaHadiach urban hromada
Founded16431
Government
 • MayorVolodymyr Nesterenko
Area
 • Total17.78 km2 (6.86 sq mi)
Elevation
132 m (433 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total22,851
 • Density1,400/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
36000—36499
Area code+380 532
Websitegadiach.osp-ua.info

Name

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In addition to the Ukrainian Гадяч (Hadiach), in other languages the name of the city is Russian: Гaдяч, romanizedGadyach, Polish: Hadziacz and Yiddish: האדיטש.

Overview

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Hadiach was granted city rights in 1634. It was a city of Kiev Voivodeship, Cossack Hetmanate, and Poltava Governorate.

At times of Cossack Hetmanate, Hadiach was a residence of Ukrainian Hetman Ivan Briukhovetsky, election of which saw division of the Hetmanate along the Dnieper river (see The Ruin (Ukrainian history)).

Hadiach is one of the main points of interest to Hasidic Jews visiting Ukraine due to the old cemetery that is on the river running through the city, where Shneur Zalman of Liadi is buried.

Until 18 July 2020, Hadiach was designated as a city of oblast significance and did not belong to Hadiach Raion even though it was the center of the raion. As part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four, the city was merged into Myrhorod Raion.[3][4]

During the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine, there were skirmishes along this town and a Russian tank reportedly was spotted in the Psel River.[citation needed]

Population

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Language

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Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[5]

Language Percentage
Ukrainian 95.28%
Russian 4.3%
other/undecided 0.42%

Geography

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Climate

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Climate data for Hadiach (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −2.1
(28.2)
−1.2
(29.8)
4.8
(40.6)
14.3
(57.7)
21.3
(70.3)
24.4
(75.9)
26.4
(79.5)
25.8
(78.4)
19.4
(66.9)
12.2
(54.0)
3.8
(38.8)
−0.8
(30.6)
12.4
(54.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.7
(23.5)
−4.4
(24.1)
0.8
(33.4)
9.0
(48.2)
15.2
(59.4)
18.6
(65.5)
20.4
(68.7)
19.4
(66.9)
13.7
(56.7)
7.6
(45.7)
0.9
(33.6)
−3.5
(25.7)
7.8
(46.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −7.2
(19.0)
−7.4
(18.7)
−2.5
(27.5)
4.4
(39.9)
9.6
(49.3)
13.4
(56.1)
15.1
(59.2)
13.9
(57.0)
9.0
(48.2)
3.9
(39.0)
−1.5
(29.3)
−5.9
(21.4)
3.7
(38.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 42.4
(1.67)
41.3
(1.63)
42.3
(1.67)
42.0
(1.65)
48.6
(1.91)
75.5
(2.97)
70.9
(2.79)
46.9
(1.85)
55.2
(2.17)
51.2
(2.02)
46.6
(1.83)
44.3
(1.74)
607.2
(23.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9.1 9.2 7.8 7.3 8.0 9.3 8.9 5.8 7.1 7.4 7.8 9.4 97.1
Average relative humidity (%) 85.2 82.2 77.3 66.7 63.3 68.9 70.4 69.0 74.9 80.0 86.3 86.6 75.9
Source: World Meteorological Organization[6]

In literature

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The main characters in Nikolai Gogol's story Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt are from Hadiach (Gadyach in the 1957 translation by David Magarshack).

Residents

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Notes

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  1. ^ Also spelled Hadyach, Gadyach, Gadiach, Haditch, or Hadziacz.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Гадячская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України. 17 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України".
  6. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
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