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Sumy
Суми
Coat of arms
Location within the Sumy Oblast of the Ukraine
Coordinates: 50°55′N 34°45′E / 50.917, 34.75
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Sumy Oblast
Raion
Founded	1652 or 1653
Area
- Total	145 km2 (56 sq mi)
Population (2004)
- Total	283,700
- Density	1,988/km2 (5,148.9/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	40000-40030
Area code(s)	+380 542
Twin Cities
- Celle	Germany
- Vratsa	Bulgaria

Sumy (Ukrainian: Суми, Russian: Сумы) is a city on the Psel River in Ukraine, and the capital of the Sumy Oblast. As of 2004, the city's population is 283,700. It is served by Sumy Airport.

History

Sumy was founded in 1652 at the bank of the Psel River (a left tributary of the Dnieper) as a Cossack fortress. It was intended to protect Sloboda Ukraine from the Crimean Tatar attacks. After their attacks discontinued and the territory was incorporated into the Russian Empire, Sumy evolved into an important economical centre. During the German occupation of Ukraine during World War II (1941 – 1943), Sumy sustained heavy damage. The war over, destroyed parts of the city were rebuilt anew. Sumy has been a twin town of Celle, Germany since January 17, 1990.

Sights

A Ukrainian Orthodox gazebo structure in downtown Sumy.

The city centre was once dominated by the large cathedral of the Saviour's Transfiguration. It is a neoclassical structure of the 18th century, extensively repaired and reconstructed in 1858 and in the 1880s, when the 56 metre (180 ft) high bell tower was added. The interior features frescoes by Vladimir Makovsky and Klavdiy Lebedev. The Resurrection Church (1702), the oldest structure in the town, is still in fair preservation, owing to recent restoration work. The cathedral of the monastery of St. Pantaleon was erected in 1911 to a design by Aleksey Shchusev and is scored to resemble medieval monuments of Novgorod and Pskov.

Religion

The majority of residents are Christians - Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholics and Protestants (Baptists, Seventh-day Adventists etc.). Also represented are the Jehovah's Witnesses movement, Judaism, Islam and Buddhism.

Roman Catholics in Sumy

The Blessed Virgin Mary Annunciation Parish in Sumy

From the beginning of 20th century, when in 1901 the Blessed Virgin Mary Annunciation Church was founded in Sumy, the town had become the center of North-East Ukrainian Catholicism.

After its consecration in 1911 and closing down by the authorities in two decades, the temple was used for non-religious purposes. The temple was restored as a Roman-Catholic parish in May 1994, after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, and it was reconsecrated in spring 1998.

The first masses (1911 – 1915) at the temple were led by parish priest Fr. Theodor Ryllo. His successor (1916 – 1919) was chaplain Fr. A. Krzhivitsky.

The last registration had been in 1919, on November 20. The last mass before the temple was closed down had been held in 1932 by Fr. Vagonis. Fr. Vitaly Skomarovsky was appointed as the first priest (September 1992 – February 1995) of the new parish.

The next two parish priests were Fr. Gennadius Bilinsky (March 1995 – September 1997) and Fr. Felix Svintsitsky (September 1997 – August 1999).

The fourth parish priest (September 1999 – June 2006) was Fr. Stanislav Tanatarov. His successor (since 2006) was the present parish priest Fr. Arthur Surovsky.

Sports

Sumy was formerly home to the Ukrainian First League football team FC Spartak Sumy (now defunct).

The Ukrainian Premier League football club FC Kharkiv are currently leasing the city's state-of-the-art Yuvileiny Stadium.

Demographics

Nationality Census

• 1897 - 70,53% Ukrainians, 24,1% Russians 2,6% Judaism
• 1926 - 80,7% Ukrainians, 11,8% Russians 5,5% Judaism
• 1959 - 79% Ukrainians, 20% Russians^{[citation needed]}

Famous people from Sumy

• Lev Yefimovitch Kerbel, Soviet sculptor
• Oleh Husyev, Footbalist
• Bogdan Titomir, Soviet musician, rapper and DJ
• Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine

External links

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• (Ukrainian) Independent regional Web-portal - news, features, entertainment & tourism info
• (Ukrainian) Sumy administration
• (Ukrainian) Sumy Automobile Club
• The Blessed Virgin Mary Annunciation Parish in Sumy
• Roman-Catholic Religious Mission "Caritas Spes Sumy"

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