Kryzhopil
Kryzhopil
Крижопіль | |
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Town | |
![]() Monument to Taras Shevchenko in Kryzhopil | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() ![]() Kryzhopil | |
Coordinates: 48°23′3″N 28°51′45″E / 48.38417°N 28.86250°ECoordinates: 48°23′3″N 28°51′45″E / 48.38417°N 28.86250°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Oblast | ![]() |
Raion | Kryzhopil Raion |
Founded | 1866 |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 8,609 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Area code(s) | +380 4374 |
Kryzhopil (Ukrainian: Крижопіль; Russian: Крыжополь, Kryzhopol) is an urban-type settlement in Tulchyn Raion (district) of Vinnytsia Oblast (region). Before the 2020 reform, the settlement was an administrative centre of Kryzhopil Raion. Population: 8,609 (2021 est.)[1]
History[]
Kryzhopil was founded in 1866 during the construction of Kiev-Odessa railroad and named after village Krzyżopol, located 17 km from the modern settlement. Railway station started to operate in August 1870. Since foundation to 1923 the settlement was a part of Olgopolsky Uyezd of Podolian Governorate.
During World War II, Kryzhopil was occupied by Romanian forces and became a part of Transnistria Governorate. The settlement was liberated by the Red Army on 17 March 1944.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Kryzhopol_railway_station.jpg/220px-Kryzhopol_railway_station.jpg)
Railway station
References[]
- ^ a b "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
Categories:
- Urban-type settlements in Vinnytsia Oblast
- Podolia Governorate
- Vinnytsia Oblast geography stubs