Title: Mohyliv-Podilskyi Status: The administrative center of Mohyliv-Podilskyi district, a city of regional subordination. Location: Located on the Dnister River, 123 km south-west of Vinnytsia. Population: 32 500 thousand inhabitants Area: 21.63 sq. km. km. Reservoirs: Dnister River Founded: 1595 Background: The city was founded in 1595 by Yeremia Mogyla, who built a castle on this spot, and later gave the land around his son-, Stefan Pototskyi. In memory of the test, Pototskyi called the city of Mohyliv. During the Russian-Polish war of 1654-1667. Russian-Cossack forces successfully repelled the siege of the city united Polish-Tatar army. In 1795 Mohyliv was bought by the Russian Treasury in Poland and joined the Russian Empire. In 1796 he received the status of a district of the city as part of Podillia. In the second half of the 19th century during the development of navigation on the Dnister became the center of the grain trade in Transnistria. In 1881, construction began on the railroad, which contributed to the vigorous development of the city. July 19, 1941 was occupied by German troops, who inflicted great damage to the city. The town was established a ghetto where the Jewish population were driven from every neighborhood. March 19, 1944 Part 2 tank Ukrainian Front liberated the city from the Nazis. Sightseeing: St. Nicolas Cathedral, St. George Church, local history museum.