Shpola


Shpola is a city located in Cherkasy Oblast in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Shpola Raion, and is situated at .

History

In 1797 Shpola became part of the Zvenigorod district in the Kiev Governorate.
In 1847, Shpola's Jewish population numbered 1,156. By 1897, that number had grown to 5,388 of a total population of 11,933, or about 45%. This level held steady until the Second World War.
After revolution of 1917 Shpola became first a part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and then of the USSR.
City since 1938.
During World War II, Nazi Germany invaded USSR, and the Jewish population of Shpola was destroyed in 1942. Today Jews make up around 0.5% of Shpola's population.
In 1989 the population of the city was 22 378 people.
Shpola is a sister city with Oskaloosa, Iowa.

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