Novomyrhorod is situated on the banks of the Velyka Vys River.
Name and history
The name literally means "New Myrhorod" or "new peace town".
Between 1752 and 1764, Novomyrhorod was the capital of New Serbia, a military frontier established by the Russian Empire that had an ethnic Romanian majority.
Until 18 July 2020, Novomyrhorod was the administrative center of Novomyrhorod Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kirovohrad Oblast to four. The area of Novomyrhorod Raion was merged into Novoukrainka Raion.[7][8]
Notable people
Stepan Kozhumyaka (1898–1989) — Ukrainian engineer, bridge-builder and linguist
Viacheslav Petrov (b. 1994) — Ukrainian professional basketball player.
Gallery
Location of Novomyrhorod and former New Serbia
Novomyrhorod railway station
Entering the Novomyrhorod from the direction of Kropyvnytskyi
See also
Zlatopol — former town, Jewish shtetl, now it is a part of Novomyrhorod.
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