Slobozhanske, Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast

Slobozhanske (Ukrainian: Слобожанське, Russian: Слобожанское) is an urban-type settlement in Chuhuiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located in the valley of the Donets, on its left bank. Slobozhanske hosts the administration of Slobozhanske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 13,862 (2021 est.)[2]

Slobozhanske
Слобожанське
Urban-type settlement
Slobozhanske
Location in Kharkiv Oblast
Slobozhanske
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 49°35′46″N 36°31′37″E
Country Ukraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
RaionZmiiv Raion
Population
 (2021)
 • Total13,862
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Until 4 February 2016 the settlement was known as Komsomolske. On that day, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Komsomolske to Slobozhanske according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[3] The settlement filed a case stating that the opinions of the inhabitants have been ignored; the court decided against the settlement and kept the new name.[4]

Until 18 July 2020, Slobozhanske belonged to Zmiiv Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Zmiiv Raion was merged into Chuhuiv Raion.[5][6]

Economy

Transportation

Slobozhanska railway station, close to the settlement, is on the railway connecting Kharkiv and Lyman via Izium. There is some passenger traffic.

Slobozhanske is connected by roads with Kharkiv and with Izium.

References
  1. "Слобожанская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 / Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
  3. "В Комсомольском собирают подписи против переименования" (in Russian). Status Quo. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  4. "Переименование посёлка Комсомольское в Змиевском районе признано законным". Mediaport.ua (in Russian). 9 December 2016.
  5. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  6. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
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