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 ...
Bohodukhiv Fire and Technical Exhibition
Museum / gallery
The Bohodukhiv branch of the Kharkiv Fire and Technical Exhibition was founded in 1993.
The exposition is presented in three thematic halls. The first hall presents the history of fire protection and state fire supervision, automation of technological processes, treatment of materials and structures with fire-retardant mixtures, regulatory, technical and scientific work, and propaganda.
The second hall displays samples of fire-technical equipment, automatic fire alarm systems, as well as illustrated samples of fire equipment.
The third hall is devoted to the causes of fires and methods of extinguishing fires at various facilities.
Bohodukhiv Museum of Local Lore
Museum / gallery
The Young Bohodukhiv Museum of Local Lore is housed in a 1970s building.
The fixed fund has 3374 units of storage.
The exhibits are located in 5 halls: natural history, archeology, everyday life, World War II, modern Bohodukhiv region.
Administrative status | city |
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Founded / first mentioned | 1662 |
Latitude | 50.16144 |
Longitude | 35.52376 |
Area, sq. km | 16.23 |
Population | 15176 |
Postal codes | 62100-62109 |
Region | Kharkiv |