Hadiach (Ukrainian: Гадяч, sometimes also spelled as Hadyach, Gadiach, Hadiach or through the Polish name Hadziacz) is a historic city in Poltava Oblast (province) in the central-east part of Ukraine. Located on the Psel River the city is an administrative center of the Hadyatskyi Raion (district). Population 22,267 (est).
Hadiach was granted city rights in 1634.
Hadiach is one of the main points of interest to Hasidic Jews visiting Ukraine due to the old cemetery that is on the river running through the city, where Shneur Zalman of Liadi is buried.
Ukraine (Ukrainian: Україна, transliterated: Ukrayina) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south. The city of Kiev (Kyiv) is both the capital and the largest city of Ukraine.
