Lozova

For other uses, see Lozova (disambiguation).
Lozova
Лозова
Лозовая
Lozova railway station
Lozova railway station
Flag of Lozova
Flag
Coat of arms of Lozova
Coat of arms
Lozova is located in Kharkiv Oblast
Lozova
Lozova
Lozova is located in Ukraine
Lozova
Lozova
Coordinates: 48°53′N 36°23′E / 48.883°N 36.383°E / 48.883; 36.383
Country Ukraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
RaionLozova Raion
HromadaLozova urban hromada
Founded1869
Government
 • MayorSerhiy Zelensky[1]
Area
 • Total
181 km2 (70 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
53,126
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
61135—61166
Area code+38 05745
Websitelozovarada.gov.ua
Map

Lozova (Ukrainian: Лозова, IPA: [ɫozoˈʋɑ] ⓘ) or Lozovaya (Russian: Лозовая) is a city in Kharkiv Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Lozova Raion. Lozova hosts the administration of Lozova urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Population: 53,126 (2022 estimate).[3]

Lozova is the 2nd largest city in Kharkiv Oblast after Kharkiv in terms of population.

History

Lozova was founded in the late 1860s[4] as a settlement in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.[5][6]

During the Russian Civil War, it was occupied by German troops from April 1918 until November 1918.[4]

A local newspaper has been published in Lozova since August 1929.[7]

During World War II, it was under German occupation from 11 October 1941 to 16 September 1943.[4]

After its liberation, the city was completely restored. In 1953, there were four high schools, two libraries, one House of Culture, and one stadium.[8]

In 1972, the population was 38,800 people.[5]

In January 1989, the population was 72,991 people.[9][4]

The city was evacuated on 27 August 2008 due to a fire in an arsenal. However, there were no serious casualties or deaths.

In January 2013, the population was 58,307 people.[10]

Until 18 July 2020, Lozova was incorporated as a city of oblast significance and the center of the Lozova Municipality. The municipality was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Lozova Municipality was merged into Lozova Raion.[11][12]

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russia started an invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Lozova has come under attack several times since the beginning of Russian invasion of Ukraine as it is one of the main railway hubs and a city of strategic significance.

  • On 24 February 2022 at 5:52 am, a radar station located in the south of the city near Avilovka raion was hit by three Russian missiles which saw the devastation of the radar station and a gas transit station nearby.
Russian rocket strike on Lozova House of Culture on 20 May 2022
  • On 20 May 2022, a Russian missile system fired three rockets, according to Ukrainian sources; two of them were anticipated by the Ukrainian anti-rocket system but the third one hit the city's Cultural Centre.[13][14] According to the ministry of emergency affairs of Ukraine, 11 people were injured but no one died (however, an 11-year-old girl was among those severely injured). Russian authorities made no comment but on some unofficial Twitter handles of pro-Russian forces, it was claimed that the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Brigade was hiding in the Cultural House building.

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Lozova (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		5.9
(42.6) 		15.4
(59.7) 		22.0
(71.6) 		25.8
(78.4) 		28.2
(82.8) 		27.7
(81.9) 		21.3
(70.3) 		13.2
(55.8) 		4.9
(40.8) 		−0.3
(31.5) 		13.5
(56.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.4
(24.1) 		−3.7
(25.3) 		1.7
(35.1) 		9.8
(49.6) 		16.2
(61.2) 		20.1
(68.2) 		22.1
(71.8) 		21.3
(70.3) 		15.4
(59.7) 		8.5
(47.3) 		1.8
(35.2) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		8.8
(47.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.8
(19.8) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		−1.6
(29.1) 		4.9
(40.8) 		10.7
(51.3) 		14.8
(58.6) 		16.5
(61.7) 		15.4
(59.7) 		10.3
(50.5) 		4.7
(40.5) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		4.7
(40.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 39
(1.5) 		36
(1.4) 		41
(1.6) 		39
(1.5) 		58
(2.3) 		59
(2.3) 		48
(1.9) 		47
(1.9) 		43
(1.7) 		44
(1.7) 		39
(1.5) 		43
(1.7) 		536
(21.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 9.1 7.3 7.9 6.7 7.5 7.4 6.5 5.2 6.1 6.3 6.3 7.8 84.1
Average relative humidity (%) 87.2 83.9 76.8 63.1 60.5 63.0 62.7 59.5 65.8 76.3 85.1 88.2 72.7
Source: NOAA[15]

Demographics

As of the 2001 Ukrainian census, the city had a population of 64,627. The ethnic and linguistic composition was as follows:[16] [17]

Ethnic groups in Lozova
percent
Ukrainians
 
 79.00%
Russians
 
 14.74%
Belarusians
 
 0.45%
Armenians
 
 0.17%
Gypsies
 
 0.13%
others
 
 0.27%
Native languages in Lozova
Languages percent
Ukrainian
 
 75.6%
Russian
 
 18.5%
Belarusian
 
 0.1%
Armenian
 
 0.1%
others
 
 0.3%

Transport

Main article: Lozova Railway station

Lozova is a main rail hub[8][5][4][6] within the Kharkiv Oblast.

St. Peter and Paul Church Under Construction in Raion
Shevchenko Square

Notable people

References

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