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Oster
Urban locality in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Oster (disambiguation).
Oster (Ukrainian: Остер, IPA: [osˈtɛr]; Russian: Остёр, romanized: Ostyor) is a city in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is located where the Oster River flows into the Desna. Oster hosts the administration of Oster urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Its population is 5,564 (2022 estimate).[2]
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Oster
Остер | |
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![]() Saint Michael's Church | |
Coordinates: 50°56′55″N 30°52′52″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Oblast | Chernihiv Oblast |
Raion | Chernihiv Raion |
Hromada | Oster urban hromada |
First mentioned | 1098 |
Magdeburg rights | 1662 |
Area | |
• Total | 76 km2 (29 sq mi) |
Elevation | 111 m (364 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 5,564 |
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Today Oster is a river port with a cotton-textile factory and a food industry. Some parts of the old fortress in Oster have been preserved, as have the remains of the Saint Michael's Church, constructed in 1098 and the only preserved church of the medieval principality of Pereiaslav.
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