Izium

Izyum
Izyum; Ізюм
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Map of Ukraine with Izyum highlighted.
	Izyum Location of Izium
	Coordinates: 49°12′46″N 37°15′25″E / 49.21278°N 37.25694°E
Country; Oblast; Raion	Ukraine; Kharkiv Oblast; Iziumskyi Raion
founded	1681
city	1685
	Government
• Mayor	Vladimir Sepity
	Area
• Total	43.6 km2 (16.8 sq mi)
	Population (2001)
• Total	56,100
Postal code	64300
Area code(s)	380-5743
Licence plate	АХ
Sister cities	Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast
Website	http://www.kharkivoda.gov.ua/show.php?page=izumska

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: navigation, search

Izyum (Ukrainian: Ізюм; also spelled Izium, Izum), is a city situated on the Donets River in the Kharkiv Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Iziumsky Raion (district), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast, and is located approximately 75 miles (120 km) southeast of the oblast capital, Kharkiv.

First mentioned in 1571 in connection with the Izium Warpath of the Crimean Tatars, Izyum was a significant centre of the Sloboda Ukraine and home to a regiment of Cossacks between 1688 and 1765. The delight of the visitor to the town is the five-domed Baroque cathedral of the Saviour's Transfiguration (1684). Its remarkable similarity to the old cathedral of Kharkov suggests the hand of the same master. The cathedral was renovated in 1902 and restored in 1955. The churches of Ascension (1819-21) and of St. Nicholas (1809-23) rank among the finest Neoclassical buildings in the region.

During World War II, the Red Army held a large bridgehead here, allowing for a salient that was cut off by counterattacking German forces and eliminated in one of the most expensive learning errors for the Red Army.