Kompaniivka


Kompaniivka is an urban-type settlement in Kirovohrad Oblast of central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Kompaniivka Raion, housing the district's local administration buildings. Population:.

History

Kompaniivka was founded in the second half of 18th century on the left bank of the Suhokleya-Komyshuvata river, a tributary of the Inhul. The settlers were former Cossacks Kompaniiskyi regiments. They had been Hetman light cavalry, whose were guarding the southern and western borders and providing an intelligence service. Probably this happened after the reform of October 24, 1775.
Before the soldiers arrived, there were farmers growing wheat, rye, barley and oats and raising livestock. The lands and the peasants farming them were taken over by the nobility in 1782.
Military reform caused a significant settlement of former Kompaniian. After retirement they were assigned to a particular social status, such as.

Infrastructure

Economy

Most of Kompaniivskyi Raion's industrial activity takes place in Kompaniivka. The town's manufacturing plants are:
The village houses the district's central hospital.

Culture

Kompaniivka has a children's music school. It 5 departments and 119 pupils study there. The school's nine teachers teach the children to play piano, accordion, wind instruments and guitar, and there are also lessons in choreography and the visual arts. The school has several teams that compete nationally.
The town also has the Museum Raion House of Culture and the raion library with about 26 thousand books .

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