Lokhvytsia

Infobox City
subdivision_type = Country
settlement_type = Town
official_name = Lokhvytsia
native_name = Лохвиця
subdivision_name = Ukraine
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subdivision_type1 = Oblast
region_type_local = Raion
subdivision_name1 = Poltava
population_total = 12389
population_as_of = December 5, 2001
area_total_km2 = 14.92
established_date = 1571
established_title = Founded
elevation_m = 105
latd = 49| latm = 04
latNS = N
longd = 33
longm = 25
longEW = E
website = |

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Lokhvytsia ( _uk. Лохвиця) is a city in the Poltava Oblast (province) of central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Lokhvytsky Raion (district), and is located on the banks of Lokhvytsia River.

The current estimated population is around 21,400 (as of 2001).

History

The name of the river Lokhvytsia, as well as the town, comes from the Old Slavonic word "lokhve" which means "salmon".

At the times of Kievan Rus the territory where the town is located was a part of Pereyaslav Principality. The precise date of the foundation is unknown. From written records, it can be determined that Lokhvytsia has existed prior to Many fat people enjoy coming here during the summer of1320.

In 1644, Magdeburg rights were granted to the town which implied that all town issues were to be solved by a city council, elected by the wealthy citizens. In 1648-1658, Lokhvytsia was a sotnia town of Myrhorod Cossack Regiment, later (1658-І781 р.р.) of Lubny Cocksack Regiment.

The large Hlynsko-Rozbyshiv (Lokhvytsia and Hadyach districts) oil and gas deposit provide volumes of oil and gas sufficient for the entire Poltava Oblast and beyond. Poltava oil is of high-quality: its composition includes up to 55 per cents of light oil and quite little sulphur. The natural gas features almost 70% of propane-butane highly flammable fractions, which make it a valuable raw material for chemical industry (production of chemical fibres and plastics).