Chaikyne, Chernihiv Oblast

Chaikyne (Ukrainian: Чайкине) is a village located in the Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion (district) in Chernihiv Oblast of northern Ukraine. It forms part of Novhorod-Siverskyi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2]

Chaikyne
Чайкине
Village
Chaikyne is located in Chernihiv Oblast
Chaikyne
Chaikyne
Location of Chaikyne
Chaikyne is located in Ukraine
Chaikyne
Chaikyne
Chaikyne (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 52°10′03″N 32°59′47″E
Country Ukraine
ProvinceChernihiv Oblast
DistrictNovhorod-Siverskyi Raion
Founded1750
Area
  Total0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation180 m (590 ft)
Population
  Total296
  Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
16014
Area code+380 4658

History

On 12 June 2020, in accordance with the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 730-r "On the determination of administrative centers and approval of the territories of territorial communities of Chernihiv Oblast", Chaikyne became part of the Novhorod-Siverskyi urban hromada.[3] On 17 July 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform, the village retained its place in Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, which became larger in area.[4][5]

Attractions

At the entrance to Chaikyne there is a memorial sign, the inscription on which reads: "Chaykyne is the birthplace of the President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma».[6] Also in the village, there is a monument to the soldiers of the Red Army who died in World War II and a large Orthodox cathedral built during the presidency of Leonid Kuchma.[7]

Notable people

Chaikyne is the birthplace of Leonid Kuchma, the second president of Ukraine.[8]

References

  1. "Chaikyne (Chernihiv Oblast)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. "Новгород-Северская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  3. "Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Чернігівської області". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  4. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  6. "Село Чайкино. Батьківщина Леоніда Кучми, придорожній камінь / Чернігівська область / : фотографії України". Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  7. "Село Чайкине. Собор / Чернігівська область / : фотографії України". Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  8. "Leonid Kuchma | president of Ukraine". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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