Poltava is a city on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine, in existence since the Middle Ages.

Prior to 20th century

1174 CE - Site "mentioned in the Hypatian Chronicle" as "Ltava." 1240 - "Destroyed by the Golden Horde." 1430 - "Tatar prince Leksada" in power. 1569 - Poltava becomes part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. 1650 - Monastery built. 1667 - Poltava becomes part of Russia. 1709 - Russian forces defeat Swedish forces near city during the Battle of Poltava. 1751 - Construction of begins. 1773 - Church of the Resurrection built. 1802 - Poltava becomes "a provincial centre." 1809 - Column of Victory installed in Alexandrovskaya Square. 1818 - founded. 1870 Poltava-South railway station begins operating. Mitnaggedim synagogue built (approximate date). 1900 - Population: 53,060.

20th century

1901 - Poltava Kyivska railway station begins operating. 1902 April: "Rioting in Poltava." May: "Martial law proclaimed in Poltava." December: newspaper begins publication. 1903 - established. 1908 - Zemstvo Building constructed. 1913 - Population: 82,100. 1924 - Military airfield begins operating. 1930 - Poltava Institute of Agricultural Construction founded. 1937 - Lokomotyv Stadium built. 1939 - Population: 130,305. 1941 German forces take Russian air base. German occupation begins. Nazi prison established by the Germans. 1942 March: Dulag 205 transit camp for prisoners of war established by the Germans. May: Dulag 151 transit camp for POWs established by the Germans. June: Dulag 160 transit camp for POWs relocated from Khorol to Poltava. June: Dulag 205 camp relocated from Poltava to Krasnohrad. December: Stalag 357 prisoner-of-war camp established by the Germans. 1943 - German occupation ends. 1951 - Urozhai Stadium built. 1955 - FC Vorskla Poltava football club formed. 1959 - Population: 143,097. 1962 - begins operating. 1968 - established. 1974 - New Poltava Airport terminal built. 1975 - Population: 263,000. 1985 - Population: 302,000. 1992 - (Вечірня Полтава) newspaper begins publication. 2000 - design adopted.

21st century 2001 - Population: 317,998. 2002 - (Коло) newspaper begins publication. 2006 - (Матковський Андрій Всеволодович) becomes mayor. 2007 - FC Poltava football club formed. 2011 - SC Poltava football club formed. 2013 - November: protest begins. 2018 - Population: 282,523 (estimate).

See also Poltava history History of Poltava (in Ukrainian) List of mayors of Poltava

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