Vyshneve (city)

Vyshneve (Ukrainian: Вишне́ве) is a city in Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, located two kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the capital Kyiv. Vyshneve hosts the administration of Vyshneve urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] It has a population of 42,983 (2022 estimate).[2]

Vyshneve
Вишневе
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Vyshneve is located in Kyiv Oblast
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Vyshneve is located in Ukraine
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Coordinates: 50°23′13″N 30°21′29″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Kyiv Oblast
RaionBucha Raion
Founded1887
Area
  Total25.2 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
  Total42,983
  Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code+380 4598
ISO 3166 codeUA-32
Websitevyshneve-rada.gov.ua

History

In 1886, a railway station was built on this site; at the time, the nearest settlement was the village of Zhuliany (Ukrainian Жуляни), so the railway station was given the name "Zhuliany" after the village. In 1912, people started settling around the station.

During the Russian Civil War (1917–1921) the Red and White armies fought here. The population increased during the times of Joseph Stalin's forced collectivization policies (1928–1940), when peasants were settled near the station.

During World War II, Vyshneve became a battlefield. Soviet and German troops fought there until 8 August 1941. After the war, 365 inhabitants received awards for glory and heroism.

Between 1946–1956 the modern town of Vyshneve was built. A school was opened, a town council was formed and new streets were constructed. By 1960 the population had reached 4000. In 1971 the settlement of Vyshneve was officially proclaimed by the Ukrainian Higher Council (parliament) as a town.

Vyshneve's population was 34,465 at the time of the 2001 Ukrainian census. The town has four schools, five kindergartens, a cinema, a clinic, two churches, a hospital and other elements of a modern town.

The chairman of the city is Illya Dikov.

Until 18 July 2020, Vyshneve belonged to Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion. The raion was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion was split between Bucha, Fastiv, and Obukhiv Raions, with Vyshneve being transferred to Bucha Raion.[3][4]

References

  1. "Вишнева городская громада". Gromada.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  4. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
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