| LC control no. | n 80025730 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Poltava (Ukraine) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Ukraine--Poltava |
| Variant(s) | Ltava (Ukraine) Połtawa (Ukraine) Pultava (Ukraine) Pultowa (Ukraine) Poltava Oltava (Ukraine) Полтава (Ukraine) |
| Special note | Non-Latin script reference not evaluated. |
| Found in | Serczyk, W.A. Połtawa 1709, 1982: t.p. (Połtawa) SSSR, admin.-territ. delenie, 1977: p. 319 (Poltava, first mentioned in chronicles of 1174) Ukr. rad. ent︠s︡ykl.: v. 8, p. 490 (Poltava administrative center of Poltavsʹka oblastʹ; 1st named Ltava in 1174 [no publs. in LC data base]; was not called Poltava until 15th cent.; after 1569 under Polish rule until 1654 when it became part of Russian Empire; site of 1709 battle with Swedes; from 1802 was admin. center of Poltavsʹka hubernii︠a︡) Ukraïna [MAP] 1992: (Poltava) Britannica, online, August 30, 2022 (Poltava; archaeological evidence dates the city from the 8th to the 9th century, although the first documentary reference is from 1174, when it was variously known as Oltava or Ltava) <https://www.britannica.com/place/Poltava-Ukraine> BGN gaz., USSR: (Poltava, POPL: 49°35ʹN, 36°34ʹE) |
| Geographic area code | e-un--- |
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