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 Dormition Cathedral (Poltava) begins.
 * 1773 - Church of the Resurrection built.
 * 1802 - Poltava becomes "a provincial centre."
 * 1809 - Column of Victory installed in Alexandrovskaya Square.
 * 1818 - Institute for Girls 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: Poltava Herald newspaper begins publication.
 * 1903 - Poltava Provincial Scientific Archival Commission 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 - Poltava trolleybus begins operating.
 * 1968 - Poltava Military Institute of Communications established.
 * 1974 - New Poltava Airport terminal built.
 * 1975 - Population: 263,000.
 * 1985 - Population: 302,000.
 * 1992 - Evening Poltava (Вечірня Полтава) newspaper begins publication.
 * 2000 - Flag of Poltava design adopted.

21st century

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