Zolochiv, Kharkiv Oblast
Zolochiv (Ukrainian: Золочів) is an urban-type settlement in Bohodukhiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Zolochiv settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Population: 7,744 (2022 estimate).[3]
Zolochiv | |
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Urban-type settlement | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Zolochiv Location of Zolochiv  Zolochiv Zolochiv (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 50°17′00″N 35°58′12″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion |  Bohodukhiv Raion |
| Founded | 1677[1] |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 7,744 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 62200-62209 |
History
This settlement was founded in 1677.[1]
It was a town in Kharkov uyezd of Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
A local newspaper is published here since 1931.[4]
During World War II it was under German occupation from October 1941 to August 1943.[5]
In January 1989 the population was 12,878 people.[6]
In January 2013 the population was 9,012 people.[7]
Until 18 July 2020, Zolochiv was the administrative center of Zolochiv 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 Zolochiv Raion was merged into Bohodukhiv Raion.[8][9]
In 2022, Russian military expansion into Ukraine began, as a result of which the city ended up in the zone of the occupation of Russian troops. Only in mid-May 2022, Zolochiv was liberated by the Ukrainian military forces.
It is the center of the Zolochiv community, which is actively shelled by Russian artillery.
Transportation
А railway station[1][10] is on the Southern railway.
Notable people
- Sarah Ashton-Cirillo (born 1977), official representative in negotiations with aid groups[11][12]
- Oleksandr Lebedynets (born 1984), professional footballer
- Igor Vovchanchyn (born 1973), mixed martial artist and kickboxer
References
- Золочев // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / редколл., гл. ред. Б. А. Введенский. 2-е изд. том 17. М., Государственное научное издательство «Большая Советская энциклопедия», 1952. стр.166
- "Золочевская 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.
- № 3152. Заря // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.412
- История второй мировой войны (в 12 тт.). том 7. / редколл., гл. ред. А. А. Гречко. М., Воениздат, 1976. стр.174
- Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
- Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.98
- "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- Золочев (пос. гор. типа в Харьковской обл.) // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 9. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1972.
- Smart, Jason Jay (20 July 2022). "Lifesaving Ambulances Desperately Needed, Withheld from Ukraine". Kyiv Post. ISSN 1563-6429. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- Zivo, Adam (21 July 2022). "Meet the trans war correspondent at Ukraine's frontlines". Xtra Magazine. ISSN 0829-3384. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.