BOHODUKHIV

'Bohodukhiv' (, , translit. ''Bogodukhov'') is a city in the Kharkiv Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Bohodukhivsky Raion (district), and is located on the Kharkiv-Sumy railway at around .
The current estimated population is around 18,224 (as of 2001).

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History
Sister cities
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History


Bohodukhiv was founded in 1662. Bohodukhiv was re-claimed by the Soviet forces on August 7, 1943, after Nazi forces had taken the territory during World War II.

Sister cities


Bohodukhiv is currently twinned with:

Boyertown, Pennsylvania, USA

External links



Official page - Association of Ukrainian Cities

Unofficial site

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