Horodnia
Horodnia
Городня | |
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  Top: Horodnia welcome sign; bottom: bridge over Chybryzh River | |
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  Horodnia  Horodnia | |
| Coordinates:51°53′35″N31°35′41″E/ 51.89306°N 31.59472°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Chernihiv Oblast |
| Raion | Chernihiv Raion |
| Hromada | Horodnia urban hromada |
| Founded | 1550 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.2 km2(4.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 11,506 |
| Website | http://gorodnya.net |
Horodnia(Ukrainian:Городня,[ɦorɔˈdnʲɐ]) is a small city inChernihiv Raion,Chernihiv Oblast,Ukraine.It has had city status since 1957. Horodnia hosts the administration ofHorodnia urban hromada,one of thehromadasof Ukraine.[1]Population:11,506 (2022 estimate).[2]
Geography
[edit]Horodnia is situated on both banks of theChybryzh River.
History
[edit]Horodnia was first mentioned in historical literature at the beginning of the 17th century. There are different ideas about the origin of its name.
A source of local pride comes from three cannons presented byPeter Ifor the heroism of the people of Horodnia during theSwedish invasionin 1709.
Until 18 July 2020, Horodnia was the administrative center ofHorodnia Raion.The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of theadministrative reform of Ukraine,which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five. The area of Horodnia Raion was merged into Chernihiv Raion.[3][4]
Horodnia was occupied by Russian forces during the ongoingRusso-Ukrainian War.Russian forces were reported to have left the town on 1 April 2022.[5]
Population
[edit]Language
[edit]Distribution of the population by native language according to the2001 census:[6]
| Language | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 12 049 | 86.14% |
| Russian | 1 876 | 13.41% |
| Other or undecided | 62 | 0.45% |
| Total | 13 987 | 100.00% |
Education
[edit]The town has two secondary schools, two boarding schools, a music school, and a sport school.[citation needed]
Notable people
[edit]Many famous people were born, lived and studied in Horodnia. Among them are poetsVasyl Chumak,Abram Katsnelson,Petro Pynytsia,ethnographerStepan Nis;Mykola Volkovych,doctor and professor; and politician andHero of UkraineLevko Lukyanenko.Former politician and the Prime Minister of UkraineOleksiy Honcharukgrew up and finished school in Horodnia.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^"Городнянская городская громада"(in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022[Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022](PDF)(in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv:State Statistics Service of Ukraine.Archived(PDF)from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^"Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ".Голос України(in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18.Retrieved2020-10-03.
- ^"Нові райони: карти + склад"(in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^"Суспільне Чернігів".
- ^"Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України"(in Ukrainian).
External links
[edit]- The murder of the Jews of HorodniaduringWorld War II,atYad Vashemwebsite.
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