Timeline of Poltava

Poltava is a city on the Vorskla River in central Ukraine, in existence since the Middle Ages.

Prior to 20th century

• 1174 CE - Site "mentioned in the Hypatian Chronicle" as "Ltava."
• 1240 - "Destroyed by the Golden Horde."
• 1430 - "Tatar prince Leksada" in power.
• 1569 - Poltava becomes part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
• 1650 - Monastery built.
• 1667 - Poltava becomes part of Russia.
• 1709 - Russian forces defeat Swedish forces near city during the Battle of Poltava.
• 1751 - Construction of begins.
• 1773 - Church of the Resurrection built.
• 1802 - Poltava becomes "a provincial centre."
• 1809 - Column of Victory installed in Alexandrovskaya Square.
• 1818 - founded.
• 1870
• Poltava-South railway station begins operating.
• Mitnaggedim synagogue built (approximate date).
• 1900 - Population: 53,060.

20th century

• 1901 - Poltava Kyivska railway station begins operating.
• 1902
• April: "Rioting in Poltava."
• May: "Martial law proclaimed in Poltava."
• December: ' newspaper begins publication.
• 1903 - established.
• 1908 - Zemstvo Building constructed.
• 1913 - Population: 82,100.
• 1924 - Military airfield begins operating.
• 1930 - Poltava Institute of Agricultural Construction founded.
• 1937 - Lokomotyv Stadium built.
• 1939 - Population: 130,305.
• 1941
• German forces take Russian air base.
• German occupation begins.
• Nazi prison established by the Germans.
• 1942
• March: Dulag 205 transit camp for prisoners of war established by the Germans.
• May: Dulag 151 transit camp for POWs established by the Germans.
• June: Dulag 160 transit camp for POWs relocated from Khorol to Poltava.
• June: Dulag 205 camp relocated from Poltava to Krasnohrad.
• December: Stalag 357 prisoner-of-war camp established by the Germans.
• 1943 - German occupation ends.
• 1951 - Urozhai Stadium built.
• 1955 - FC Vorskla Poltava football club formed.
• 1959 - Population: 143,097.
• 1962 - begins operating.
• 1968 - established.
• 1974 - New Poltava Airport terminal built.
• 1975 - Population: 263,000.
• 1985 - Population: 302,000.
• 1992 - ' (Вечірня Полтава) newspaper begins publication.
• 2000 - design adopted.

21st century

• 2001 - Population: 317,998.
• 2002 - ' (Коло) newspaper begins publication.
• 2006 - (Матковський Андрій Всеволодович) becomes mayor.
• 2007 - FC Poltava football club formed.
• 2011 - SC Poltava football club formed.
• 2013 - November: protest begins.
• 2018 - Population: 282,523 (estimate).