- Shostka
Infobox City
settlement_type = Town
subdivision_type = Country
official_name = Shostka
native_name = Шостка
subdivision_name = Ukraine
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subdivision_type1 = Oblast
region_type_local = Raion
subdivision_name1 = Sumy
region_link = Sumy Oblast
region_name_local = Shostkynsky Raion
population_total = 85800
population_as_of =January 1 ,2004
area_total_km2 = 36
established_date = 18th century
established_title =Founded
elevation_m = 171
latd = 51| latm = 52
latNS = N
longd = 33
longm = 29
longEW = E
website = http://sigol-shostka.narod.ru|Shostka ( _uk. Шостка) is a town in
Sumy Oblast in north-east ofUkraine . The population is 85,800 (2004). The town lies on the river Shostka, a tributary of Desna, from which it gets its name. Shostka is an important centre of industry; in chemicals (seeSvema ) and in dairy: Shostka City Milk Plant was recently acquired byFromageries Bel .History
Shostka started out as a village at the beginning of the 17th century for
Ukrainian Cossacks which were based there. In 1739, agunpowder factory was built there. Since that time Shostka was one of the most important gunpowder suppliers in theRussian Empire . In 1893, a branch of a nearby railroad line was built. Shostka was granted municipal rights in 1920. In 1931, a film factory was built in Shostka which was one of the main suppliers of cinema and photo film in theUSSR .Demographics
Shostka's population: 1926 - 8,600 inhabitants, 1959 - 39,000 inhabitants, 1970 - 64,000 inhabitants, 1979 - 80,000 inhabitants, 1984 - 84,000 inhabitants
ports
Shostka is home to the Ukrainian football team
Impuls Shostka .In Popular Culture
Shostka is the hometown of the fictional Mousekewitz family in the animated film
An American Tail .External links
* [http://sigol-shostka.narod.ru/ A website about Shostka]
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