Bohodukhiv

The city of Bohodukhiv is located on the elevated bank of the Merla River between Kharkiv and Okhtyrka.

The year 1662 is considered to be the founding date of Bohodukhiv, when the first settlers led by chieftain Tymofiy Krysa arrived here from across the Dnipro, although earlier there was a settlement of Dyaks Ostroh at this place. Already in 1668, a fortress was built to repel the Tatars. Conveniently located at the crossroads of trade routes, trade and crafts actively developed in the settlement, and in 1781 Bohodukhiv sloboda received the status of a city.

In Soviet times, industry began to develop, but almost all architectural monuments, including temples, were destroyed. Currently, only monuments dedicated to the events of the Second World War can be considered monument ...

The city of Bohodukhiv is located on the elevated bank of the Merla River between Kharkiv and Okhtyrka.

The year 1662 is considered to be the founding date of Bohodukhiv, when the first settlers led by chieftain Tymofiy Krysa arrived here from across the Dnipro, although earlier there was a settlement of Dyaks Ostroh at this place. Already in 1668, a fortress was built to repel the Tatars. Conveniently located at the crossroads of trade routes, trade and crafts actively developed in the settlement, and in 1781 Bohodukhiv sloboda received the status of a city.

In Soviet times, industry began to develop, but almost all architectural monuments, including temples, were destroyed. Currently, only monuments dedicated to the events of the Second World War can be considered monuments.