Poltava

Poltava (Poltavská oblast)
Полтава
     
Title:
Name:
Poltava Poltava
Original title:
Original Name:
Полтава
Other names:
Other Names:
Połtawa
Poltawa
Lower territorial unit:
Lower Administrative Area:
Poltavská area Poltava Region
GPS coordinates:
GPS Coordinates:
49°35'00.00"N 34°33'05.00"E
the Local area:
Local Municipalities:
Leninská district (Ленінський район)
The October district (Октябрський район)
Kijevská district (Київський район)
the First written mention:
First Written Reference:
1174
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http://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Полтава
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltava
http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltava
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltawa
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Of Poltava 27. June (julian cal.)/ 8. July (gregorian cal.) 1709 was fought the decisive battle of the so-called Northern war, between Sweden and Russia. In this battle was the Russian troops led by tsar Peter the Great defeated the armies of Sweden led by king Charles XII. and marshal Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöldem.

In Russian and Ukrainian languages became known as the sayings "hit as the Swedes at Poltava" (Пропал, как швед под Полтавой eng., пропав як швед під Полтавою ukr.) corresponding to the Czech "hit as the peasants at Chlumec".

Source: http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitva_u_Poltavy.
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