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Ltava was a settlement mentioned in the Hypatian Chronicle, nominally connected to the city of Poltava, Ukraine.
It is also a trademark of snacks, mayonnaise, mustard and vinegar made in and sold from Poltava.
Radio Ltava broadcasts in FM from Poltava.
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Poltava is a city located on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Poltava Oblast as well as Poltava Raion within the oblast. It has a population of 279,593.
The Battle of Poltava was the decisive and largest battle of the Great Northern War. A Russian army under the command of Tsar Peter I defeated a Swedish army, under the command of Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld. The battle put an end to the status of the Swedish Empire as a European great power, as well as its eastbound expansion, and marked the beginning of Russian influence in Northern Europe.
An oblast in Ukraine, sometimes translated as region or province, is the main type of first-level administrative division of the country. Ukraine's territory is divided into 24 oblasts, as well as one autonomous republic and two cities with special status. Ukraine is a unitary state, thus the oblasts do not have much legal scope of competence other than that which is established in the Ukrainian Constitution and by law. Articles 140–146 of Chapter XI of the constitution deal directly with local authorities and their competency.
Poltava Oblast, also referred to as Poltavshchyna, is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Poltava. Most of its territory was part of the southern regions of the Cossack Hetmanate. Population: 1,352,283.
FC Vorskla Poltava is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Poltava that competes in the Ukrainian Premier League, the top flight of Ukrainian football.
The Vorskla is a river that runs from Belgorod Oblast in Russia southwards into northeastern Ukraine, where it joins the Dnieper. It has a length of 464 kilometres (288 mi), and a basin area of 14,700 square kilometres (5,700 sq mi). Right tributaries of the river include the Vorsklytsia and Boromlia, and left tributaries Merla, Kolomak and Tahamlyk.
The Russian battleship Poltava was one of three Petropavlovsk-class pre-dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the 1890s. The ship was transferred to the Pacific Squadron shortly after completion and based at Port Arthur from 1901. During the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905, she participated in the Battle of Port Arthur and was heavily damaged during the Battle of the Yellow Sea. She was sunk by Japanese artillery during the subsequent siege of Port Arthur in December 1904, but was raised by the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) after the war and renamed Tango (丹後).
The invasion of Russia by Charles XII of Sweden was a campaign undertaken during the Great Northern War between Sweden and the allied states of Russia, Poland, and Denmark. The invasion began with Charles's crossing of the Vistula on 1 January 1708, and effectively ended with the Swedish defeat in the Battle of Poltava on 8 July 1709, though Charles continued to pose a military threat to Russia for several years while under the protection of the Ottoman Turks.
The Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine, shortened to Suspilne Ukraine or previously UA:PBC, is the national public broadcaster in Ukraine. As such it was registered on 19 January 2017. In its revamped form the company provides content for its three television and radio channels.
FC Poltava was a Ukrainian football club based in Poltava in 2007–2018.
The Poltava Governorate or Poltavshchyna was a gubernia in the historical Left-bank Ukraine region of the Russian Empire. It was officially created in 1802 from the disbanded Malorossiya Governorate, which was split between the Chernigov Governorate and Poltava Governorate with an administrative center of Poltava.
Poltava Air Base is a military airfield located approximately 8 km (5.0 mi) northwest of Poltava, Ukraine. It is one of two airfields near Poltava, the other being Poltava Airport.
Poltava Raion is a raion (district) in Poltava Oblast of central Ukraine. The raion's administrative center is the city of Poltava. Population: 582,391.
The 2016–17 Ukrainian Cup is the 26th annual season of Ukraine's football knockout competition. The decision on a schedule of competitions for clubs from the First and Second League in composition will be confirmed by the Central Council of the Professional Football League of Ukraine and the competition will start on 20 July 2016.
The 2017–18 season was 22nd consecutive season in the top Ukrainian football league for Vorskla Poltava. Vorskla competed in Premier League and Ukrainian Cup.
The 2019–20 season was 24th consecutive season in the top Ukrainian football league for Vorskla Poltava. Vorskla competed in Premier League and Ukrainian Cup.
Sport Club Poltava is a professional Ukrainian football club from the city of Poltava. The team is currently playing Ukrainian Second League after competing in the Ukrainian Amateur championship.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Poltava, Ukraine.