Henichesk
| Henichesk Генічеськ |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| City | |||
 |
|||
|
|||
 |
|||
| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||
| Country |  Ukraine |
||
| Oblast |  Kherson |
||
| Raion |  Henichesk |
||
| Founded | 1784 | ||
| City status | 1938 | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 7.04 km2 (2.72 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Total | 25,633 | ||
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 75500-75509 | ||
| Area code(s) | (+380) 5534 | ||
| Vehicle registration | BT / 22 | ||
| Website | www |
||
Henichesk (Ukrainian: Гені́чеськ, translit. Heniches’k) is a port city along the Sea of Azov in the Kherson Oblast (province) of southern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Henichesk Raion (district), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast.
History
Henichesk was founded as a fort by the Russian Empire in 1784 and from 1812 was also known as Ust-Ozivske. It was a port and a trade center on the salt route that went from Crimea north to Ukraine and Russia. At the turn of the 20th century it was the location of one of the largest flour mills in southern Ukraine. [1]
Gallery
-
P47 road entering Henichesk
-
Ukrainian-Georgian friendship monument
-
House of culture
-
Former Revkom building in Henichesk
-
Ambulance station
-
Old map of Henichesk Strait
.jpg)
Climate
Under the Köppen climate classification, Henichesk has either a humid subtropical climate or a humid continental climate that closely borders on a semi-arid climate with cold winters and warm summers.
| Climate data for Henichesk (1891–2005) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
27.8 (82) |
31.8 (89.2) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.3 (100.9) |
38.4 (101.1) |
33.6 (92.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
38.4 (101.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
0.9 (33.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
25.0 (77) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
3.0 (37.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
8.9 (48) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
0.3 (32.5) |
10.4 (50.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −5.0 (23) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −30.3 (−22.5) |
−28.0 (−18.4) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−2.2 (28) |
0.2 (32.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−12.2 (10) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
−30.3 (−22.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34.7 (1.366) |
30.8 (1.213) |
30.7 (1.209) |
30.1 (1.185) |
35.1 (1.382) |
40.6 (1.598) |
35.7 (1.406) |
27.9 (1.098) |
27.4 (1.079) |
25.6 (1.008) |
32.9 (1.295) |
36.1 (1.421) |
387.7 (15.264) |
| Average precipitation days | 18.2 | 16.6 | 13.9 | 9.0 | 5.9 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 7.8 | 9.6 | 17.8 | 16.0 | 130.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 88.5 | 85.7 | 81.6 | 75.1 | 65.7 | 66.3 | 66.8 | 65.2 | 74.8 | 77.2 | 87.5 | 86.7 | 76.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 46.5 | 77.0 | 130.2 | 208.5 | 308.5 | 306.0 | 311.6 | 310.0 | 232.5 | 161.2 | 55.5 | 43.4 | 2,190.8 |
| Source: Climatebase.ru[2] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Yosyp Abramovych Daits,[3] Ukrainian artist (August 16, 1897 - December 29, 1954)
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.
<references />, or <references group="..." />External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Henichesk. |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article about a location in Kherson Oblast is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- ↑ http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkpath=pages%5CH%5CE%5CHenichesk.htm
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://kharkov.vbelous.net/english/artists/daits.htm
- Pages with reference errors
- Articles containing Ukrainian-language text
- Commons category link is defined as the pagename
- Cities in Kherson Oblast
- Port cities and towns of the Azov Sea
- Port cities and towns in Ukraine
- Cities of district significance in Ukraine
- Cities and towns of Ukraine built in the Russian Empire
- Kherson Oblast geography stubs
