Horodnia

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Horodnia
Городня
Town
Місток через Чибриж.jpg
Official seal of Horodnia
Seal
Horodnia is located in Chernihiv Oblast
Horodnia
Horodnia
Coordinates: 51°53′35″N 31°35′41″E / 51.89306°N 31.59472°E / 51.89306; 31.59472Coordinates: 51°53′35″N 31°35′41″E / 51.89306°N 31.59472°E / 51.89306; 31.59472
Country Ukraine
Oblast Chernihiv Oblast
RaionChernihiv Raion
Founded1550
Area
 • Total12.2 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total11,710
Websitehttp://gorodnya.net

Horodnia (Ukrainian: Городня [ɦoˈrɔdnʲɐ]) is a city in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It has a city status since 1957. Horodnia hosts the administration of , one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 11,710 (2021 est.).[2]

Geography[]

Horodnia is situated on both banks of the Chibrizh-river.

History[]

For the first time, Horodnia was mentioned in historical literature at the beginning of the 17th century. There are different ideas about the origin of its name. The pride of citizens is three cannons presented by Peter I for the heroism of the people of Horodnia during the Swedish invasion in 1709.

Until 18 July 2020, Horodnia was the administrative center of Horodnia Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative 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]

Education[]

The town has two secondary schools, two boarding schools, a music school, and a sport school.

Notable people[]

Many famous people were born, lived and studied in Horodnia. Among them are poets Vasyl Chumak, Abram Katsnelson, Petro Pynytsia, ethnographer Stepan Nis; Mykola Volkovych, doctor and professor; and politician and Hero of Ukraine Levko Lukyanenko. Politician and the Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksiy Honcharuk grew up and finished school in Horodnia.

Others[]

A great Ukrainian writer and artist Taras Shevchenko visited Horodnia in the spring of 1846.

References[]

  1. ^ "Городнянская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  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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