Bolgrad, Odesa Oblast, Ukraine
🇺🇦 Bolhrad (Болгра́д), is a small city in Odesa Oblast (province) of south-western Ukraine, in the historical region of Budjak. It is the administrative centre of Bolhrad Raion (district) and hosts the administration of Bolhrad urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
History Bolhrad was founded in 1821 by Bulgarian settlers in Bessarabia, under the direction of General Ivan Inzov who is "revered" by Bolhrad residents as the "Founder of Our City". Bolhrad became part of Moldavia from 1856 to 1859, Romania from 1859 to 1878, 1918 to 1940, and 1941 to 1944, before being incorporated into the USSR (in the territory of the Ukrainian SSR), and later independent Ukraine. In 1921, there was a terrorist attack on a palace on the city.
Economy As of 1920, Bolhrad has had a coal industry.
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Bolgrad has a population of over 14,818 people. Bolgrad also forms part of the wider Bolhrad Raion which has a population of over 146,424 people. Bolgrad is situated near Bolhrad.