Krasnopillia
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Krasnopillia is an urban-type settlement in Sumy Oblast (province), located in the historic region of the Sloboda Ukraine. It is an administrative seat of Krasnopillia Raion and is only 42 km (26 mi) away from Sumy, the regional center. Population: 7,849 (2021 est.)[1]
Location[]
The town is located near the which is a left tributary of the Psel River. Krasnopillia is situated in a close proximity to the Russia–Ukraine border.
History[]
The town appeared in 1640 as a fort of the which Russian forces erected in Sloboda Ukraine to secure state southern borders from raids of Crimean Tatars and Nogais. Eventually the town developed into a district center of the Sumy Regiment which also served as a regional subdivision of the Sloboda Ukraine. After disbanding the regimental administrative division in 1765, Krasnopillya became a sloboda and a seat of volost (a county subdivision).
In 1901, a railway station was built in Krasnopillya. The town suffered from the Soviet Holodomor in Ukraine.
During World War II it was under German occupation from October 15, 1941 to 1943.
Krasnopillya became an urban-type settlement in 1956.
In January 1989 the population was 9469 people.[2]
In January 2013 the population was 8355 people.[3]
Economy[]
Transportation[]
Krasnopillya railway station is located on the railway which connects Sumy and Belgorod in Russia crossing the Russian border in Pushkarne. There is infrequent local traffic between Sumy and Pushkarne. There is no passenger traffic across the border.
References[]
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ 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.93
External links[]
- Krasnopillya town news portal.
- Krasnopillya at gallerua.com
- Krasnopillya at the Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia
- Urban-type settlements in Sumy Oblast