Vylkove

Wylkowe (Ukrainian Вилкове; Russian Вилково / Wilkowo, Romanian Vâlcov ) is a town on the Ukrainian side of the Danube Delta ( Odessa oblast, district Kilija ) on the border with Romania and the last populated point at the mouth of the Danube into the Black Sea. There is also the management of the Ukrainian Danube Biosphere Reserve was added to the list of natural heritage by UNESCO. Since April 13, 2007 belongs to the city and the settlement Bile ( Біле ), this is located on the Snake Island, east of the city located in the Black Sea.

Name Origin and History

The city is located in an area that includes the three Danube estuary arms Kilija, Otschakowskoje and Belgorodnistrowski and forms a fork ( Ukrainian " Vilka "). The first inhabitants called themselves also Lipowane ( Linde people ). In the lower part of the Danube Delta, which originally belonged to the Ottoman Empire, settled until the mid- 18th century volatile Don Cossacks and Zaporozhian Cossacks, which were politically persecuted for religious reasons by the Russian Tsar. The town was founded in 1746, in 1762 he received a city charter. He was temporarily, such as 1918-1940 and 1941-1944, with Romania. At the end of World War II Wylkowe became part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic of the USSR.

City arrangement and sights

Together with the natural flows of the Delta and artificially dug channels for investment of islands Wylkowe was built into the unified water system of natural Danube trenches. The channels occupy up to 45 percent of the city area, which boats to major transport in the city were. Average, there are still two boats each inhabitant. Because of the different water levels there are between some land boards also ways on stilts.

Located on a main street, a cinema theater, the town hall and two monuments: a Lenin statue and a monument Fischer (2004 revealed ). Overall, there are three churches in the city, two Nicholas churches that were built in honor of the Patron Saint Nicholas of Myra. Another church is Christ's Birth Church.

East of the city lies the Bystre channel. Because of their position in the water, the city is also referred to as " Ukrainian Venice".

Economy

Main food branch is fishing, so there is on the main road, a fisherman memorial. In addition, the self-cultivation of fruit and vegetables and now tourism and boat building play an important role. The typical Wylkowe boats first emerged as a replica of Cossack boats. These were used as fighting ships, and were equipped with two bows, so they did not have to be rotated. The shape was retained and is now under the name Herring boat fishermen.