Henicheska Hirka

Henicheska Hirka (Ukrainian: Генічеська Гірка) is a village located in the Arabat Spit, in the Henichesk raion of the Kherson oblast, Ukraine. It has a population of 495 inhabitants.[1]

Henicheska Hirka

Генічеська Гірка
Village
Henicheska Hirka
Coordinates: 46°6′2″N 34°49′48″E
Country Ukraine
OblastKherson Oblast
RaionHenichesk Raion
Population
 (2004)
  Total495

History

During the Great Patriotic War, in the battles on a hill near the village, the 127th artillery naval battery of the Black Sea Fleet did not let the German army to enter into the Crimea.[2]

References

  1. Ortschaft auf der offiziellen Webseite der Werchowna Rada, abgerufen am 12. Dezember 2014
  2. "The cannon in Henicheska Hirka, Ukraine". YouTube. September 6, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
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