Kherson

Summary

Kherson is a city of regional significance of Ukraine^[1]. Kherson ranks in the top 3% of city_of_regional_significance_of_ukraine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (649 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kherson received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[3].
• Kherson received the Hero City of Ukraine^[4].
• Kherson is located in Kherson urban hromada^[5].
• Kherson is in the country of Ukraine^[6].
• Kherson is on the body of water Dnieper^[7].
• Kherson's head of government is recorded as Volodymyr Mykolayenko^[8].
• Kherson's image is recorded as Будинок колишньої Херсонської міської думи (мур.).jpg^[9].
• Kherson's instance of is recorded as city in Ukraine^[10].
• Kherson's flag image is recorded as Flag of Kherson.svg^[11].
• Kherson's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Kherson.svg^[12].
• Kherson's flag is recorded as flag of Kherson^[13].
• Kherson's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zalaegerszeg^[14].
• Kherson's twinned administrative body is recorded as Shumen^[15].
• Kherson's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mariupol^[16].
• Kherson's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zonguldak^[17].
• Kherson's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bizerte^[18].
• Kherson's twinned administrative body is recorded as İzmit^[19].
• Kherson's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vilnius^[20].
• Kherson's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 159482806^[21].
• Kherson's GND ID is recorded as 4085238-6^[22].
• Kherson's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Kherson^[23].
• Kherson's locator map image is recorded as Cherson-Ukraine-Map.png^[24].
• Kherson's locator map image is recorded as Map of the area around Kherson.svg^[25].
• Kherson's postal code is recorded as 73000^[26].
• Kherson's part of is recorded as southern Ukraine^[27].

Body

Founding

+1778-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kherson^[28].

Identity

Kherson's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Херсон'}^[29]. Kherson's part of is recorded as southern Ukraine^[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[3], a socialist order of merit^[30], in Soviet Union^[31], founded in 1928^[32] and Hero City of Ukraine^[4], an Honorary titles of Ukraine^[33], in Ukraine^[34], founded in 2022^[35].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Kherson include Kherson International Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in Ukraine^[38] and Raccoon of Kherson^[39], a raccoon^[40].

Why It Matters

Kherson ranks in the top 3% of city_of_regional_significance_of_ukraine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (649 views/month).^[2] Kherson has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Kherson is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Kherson include Kherson International Airport^[36], an international airport^[37], in Ukraine^[38] and Raccoon of Kherson^[39], a raccoon^[40].

FAQs

What awards did Kherson receive?

Honors received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[3] and Hero City of Ukraine^[4].