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12-643: Kotelva is in the northeastern area of forest on the left tributary of the Vorskla , the Kotelva . Kotelva is 66 km from Poltava on N12 and 35 km from the nearest train station. Two settlements of the Bandaryhynska culture dating back to the 12th and 10th centuries BC were found on the outskirts of Kotelva. Kotelva was one of the earliest settlements of the Left-bank Hetmanate . The settlement emerged in

24-601: A basin area of 14,700 square kilometres (5,700 sq mi). The river is the 15th longest in Ukraine stretching for 348 kilometres (216 mi). Right tributaries of the river include the Vorsklytsia and Boromlia  [ ru ] , and left tributaries Merla  [ ru ] , Kolomak  [ ru ] and Tahamlyk  [ ru ] . Cities on the river are Grayvoron , Okhtyrka , Poltava (the capital of Poltava Oblast ), and Kobeliaky . The river

36-465: A coat of arms. In 1812, the Holy Trinity Church, its largest architectural monument, was built. With a population around 20,000, Kotelva was one of the largest villages in Ukraine until 1930. At the time it had a large cottage industry, mainly involved in weaving. In 1979, the town had a population of 12,000. Until 18 July 2020, Kotelva was the administrative center of Kotelva Raion . The raion

48-618: Is a river that runs from Belgorod Oblast in Russia southwards into northeastern Ukraine , where it joins the Dnieper . The river's source is on the western slopes of the Central Russian Upland north of Belgorod . Within Ukraine it flows through the Dnieper Lowland , passing through Sumy Oblast , and then crossing Poltava Oblast . It has a length of 464 kilometres (288 mi), and

60-554: Is mostly navigable between its delta and Kobeliaky. An ancient fort, thought to be Gelonos , is on the Vorskla south of Okhtyrka. In 1399, the Battle of the Vorskla River was fought in the area. In 1709, the city of Poltava was besieged by Charles XII . In the river there are more than 50 species of fish, most of which are carps and pikes, breams, rudds, roaches, minnows, catfish. Fauna

72-600: Is on the Vorskla river (a tributary of the Dnieper ) and the Grayvoronka river. It was known as Grayvorony until 1838. The sloboda of Grayvorony ( Грайвороны ) was founded on August 5, 1678. The name can be literally translated as "the scream of the crow". It was granted town status and given its present name in 1838. According to a 1897 census , the town had a population of 6,340, of which 55% were Russians , 43.3% were Ukrainians , 1.1% were Jews , 0.2% were Romani and 0.1% were Poles . The area has been

84-541: Is represented by hares, foxes, in the woods you can meet roe deer and wild boar, a great variety of birds: wild duck, gray heron, partridge, pheasant. Along the banks of the river there are large wooded areas, as coniferous (mostly on the left bank) and deciduous forests. Grayvoron Grayvoron ( Russian : Гра́йворон , pronounced [ˈɡraɪ̯vərən] ) is a town and the administrative center of Grayvoronsky District in Belgorod Oblast , Russia . It

96-628: The Akhtyrsky regiment of Sloboda Ukraine . The church remained subordinate to the Kyiv Metropolis. Subsequently, Kotelva rebuilt the castle in 1718. In 1722, the Akhtyrsky Regiment was excluded from Kyiv province and went into the Military College. In the 1732 census, Kotelva had a population of 3,877. In 1743, another census was held. Kotelva now had 8,433 inhabitants. The town was given

108-496: The Khmelnytsky Uprising , Kotelva inhabitants participated in battles under the leadership of Bohdan Khmelnytsky . In the second half of the 17th century and in the first half of the 18th century Kotelva was a fortress protecting against attacks of Crimean and Nogai troops . In January 1709, Charles XII of Sweden spared the city. Later deceit town came under the direct jurisdiction of Grand Duchy of Moscow and entered into

120-599: The mid-16th century and in 1709 was temporarily included in Slobodian. The emergence of a new settlement on the left bank laid its development in both the political and religious areas. Kotelva was first mentioned in writing in 1582 when Hetman Skalozub told it about the attack of the Crimean state units. In 1638, inhabitants of the town first attacked against the Polish authorities in the army of Hetman Pivtorakozhuka. For ten years, during

132-574: The site of several cross border incursions by pro-Ukrainian forces since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine . On 22 May 2023, the Freedom of Russia Legion and Russian Volunteer Corps launched an incursion into parts of Belgorod Oblast, including Grayvoron. On 23 May, Russia said it had routed the militants, pushing the remainder back into Ukraine. The settlement was once again the scene of fighting in March 2024, amid another incursion . The town appears to

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144-506: Was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four. The area of Kotelva Raion was merged into Poltava Raion. Until 26 January 2024, Kotelva was designated urban-type settlement . On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Kotelva became a rural settlement. Vorskla The Vorskla ( Russian : Ворскла ; Ukrainian : Ворскла )

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