Artsyz

Artsyz (Ukrainian: Арци́з, pronounced [ɐrˈt͡sɪz] (listen); Bulgarian: Арциз Artsiz; Romanian: Arciz; Turkish: Artsız or Arsız; German: Artzis or Arzis) is a city and the administrative center of Artsyz municipality, Bolhrad Raion in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Population: 14,355 (2022 est.)[1] In 2001, population was 16,370.

Artsyz
Арциз
Arzis
City
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Artsyz
Location in Ukraine
Artsyz
Artsyz (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 45°59′40″N 29°25′56″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Odesa Oblast
RaionBolhrad Raion
Founded1816
Government
 • MayorJurij Mykhailov
Area
 • Total118 km2 (46 sq mi)
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total14,355
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
68400-68409
Area code+380-4845
ClimateCfa

History
Historical affiliations

 Russian Empire 1816–1917
 Moldavian Democratic Republic 1917–1918
 Kingdom of Romania 1918–1940
 Soviet Union 1940–1941
 Kingdom of Romania 1941–1944
 Soviet Union 1944–1991
 Ukraine 1991–present

The city was founded in 1816 by German colonists from Swabia and the just dissolved Duchy of Warsaw and was named after the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube.

Artsyz was bombed on 3 May 2022 by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

References
  1. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
  2. Kuznetsov, Dmytro (3 May 2022). "Российские военные нанесли ракетный удар по Арцизу Одесской области". RBC Ukraine (in Ukrainian).


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