Klyuchko L. Territorial organization of Religious Sphere of Kharkiv Region.

The object of research is the religious sphere of regional geosystem. The dissertation extends theoretical and methodological research basics of religious sphere and its spatial organization. Social and geographical determination of indicative function of religion, as degree of social disturbance representation, and mentality-forming function, as factor of society spirituality developing, were validated. Features of generation and establishment of religious sphere of Slobozhanshchina were studied; factors which influenced development of characteristics of religious sphere of Kharkiv region were determined. Features of spatial organization of religious sphere elements in Kharkiv region were established for major confessions. Characteristics of functional and component, and functional and management structures of religious sphere, main tendencies of functional and spatial structure were studied. Thorough analysis of spatial features of religious sphere components of Kharkiv region, their quantitative and qualitative rates was made. Ranking and grouping of Kharkiv region's districts according to features of religious sphere development were performed. According to religious sphere's development features four groups of districts were separated by cluster analysis result.