When was Odesa founded, and what stood there before?

Odesa is founded

Заснування Одеси

1794. In 1794 the Russian Empire founded a new port on the Black Sea, on the site of the Ottoman fortress of Khadzhibei: Odesa.

Where: Ukraine

What happened

In 1794 the Russian Empire founded a new port on the Black Sea, on the site of the Ottoman fortress of Khadzhibei: Odesa. It grew fast into a city of merchants and sailors, with Ukrainians, Russians, Jews, Greeks, Italians and many others. From 1803 the Duke of Richelieu, a French émigré, governed it and did much to build it up. His statue has stood since 1828 above the long stairs to the port, known today as the Potemkin Stairs, with 192 steps.

Say it

Одесу заснували в 1794 році на березі Чорного моря.

Odesa was founded in 1794 on the Black Sea coast.

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