Enerhodar

History

Enerhodar was founded on 12 June 1970 to build and serve the Zaporizhzhia thermal power station. For two years, the town had no name. Zaporizhzhia TPP was under construction, and the city grew. On 23 November 1972, the village of power engineers was named Enerhodar.

The complex development of Enerhodar was combined with the high rate of construction of the thermal power plant. Residential areas, kindergartens, the Energodar Hotel, and the Palace of Culture "Sovremennik" were built simultaneously with the plant's units. Zaporizhzhia Thermal Power Plant reached full capacity in September 1977.

It obtained city status in 1985, while part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the Soviet Union. Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, was built there in the 1980s. Construction of the building began in 1980, and its first unit was commissioned in late 1985. In 1991, the city became part of independent Ukraine.

The city's two power plants continue to be major employers for its inhabitants into the 21st century.

Russo-Ukrainian War

On 28 February 2022, Russia claimed to have captured the city and the nuclear power plant. The mayor of Enerhodar, Dmytro Orlov, denied the claim.

Civilians built a large barricade of sandbags and vehicles on the road to the nuclear power plant in an attempt to hinder Russian troop advancement. The Ukrainian military administration for the southeast confirmed on 7 March that Enerhodar had been occupied by Russian forces.

Demographics

As of the Ukrainian national census in 2001, Enerhodar had a population of 56,180 inhabitants, making it the fourth-largest city in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast. In terms of ethnicity, Ukrainians make up a solid majority in the city, followed by a large minority of ethnic Russians. Small Belarusian, Bulgarian and Armenian communities also exist in Enerhodar. When being asked about their native language, roughly 62% of the population stated that they primarily spoke Russian, while almost 38% spoke Ukrainian. The exact ethnic and linguistic composition was as follows:{{bar box|title=Ethnic groups in Enerhodar|titlebar=#ddd|left1=|right1=percent|bars=

Points of interest

• Enerhodar Dnipro Powerline Crossing
• Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
• Zaporizhzhia thermal power station (Zaporizhzhia DRES)

Gallery

Парк Победы. Главный вход. Энергодар.jpg|Victory Park Merija Energodar P1060045.JPG|City Hall ДК Современник Елка зима 2014.jpg|Suchasnyk Palace of Culture Братська могила радянських воїнів, Енергодар.jpg|The Great Patriotic War memorial Гостиница «Энергодар».JPG|Enerhodar Hotel Теннисный корт в парке Победы. Энергодар.jpg|A tennis court Kernkraftwerk Saporischschja.JPG|Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant

Notable people

• Liudmyla Babak (born 1997), Ukrainian canoer
• Valeriy Sydorenko (born 1976), Ukrainian boxer
• Volodymyr Sydorenko (born 1976), Ukrainian boxer

References

References

1. (1 March 2022). "Enerhodar City Council".
2. (27 March 2022). "Оккупанты показали своего ставленника в захваченном Энергодаре: коллаборант – из ОПЗЖ".
3. (23 August 2022). "In Ukraine, a nuclear plant held hostage". [[New York Times]].
4. (7 March 2022). "Ukraine after 11th night of war: Mayor killed, towns taken, Moscow promises civilian corridors to Russia".
5. (28 February 2022). "Енергодар і Запорізька АЕС під контролем ЗСУ: мер міста просить не вірити фейкам".
6. (2 March 2022). "Videos show large barricade, set up by civilians, blocking entrance to nuclear power plant". The New York Times.
7. (7 March 2022). "Ukraine after 11th night of war: Mayor killed, towns taken, Moscow promises civilian corridors to Russia". Baltic News Network.
8. "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України".
9. "Національний склад міст".