Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi

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Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi
Куп'янськ-Вузловий
Urban-type settlement
Town entrance sign
Town entrance sign
Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi is located in Kharkiv Oblast
Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi
Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi
Location in Kharkiv Oblast
Coordinates: 49°39′24″N 37°39′00″E / 49.65667°N 37.65000°E / 49.65667; 37.65000Coordinates: 49°39′24″N 37°39′00″E / 49.65667°N 37.65000°E / 49.65667; 37.65000
CountryUkraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
RaionKupiansk Raion
Population
 (2021)
 • Total8,397
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi (Ukrainian: Куп'янськ-Вузловий, Russian: Купянск-Узловой) is an urban-type settlement in Kupiansk Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the left bank of the Oskol,[1] in the drainage basin of the Don. Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi belongs to , one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] Population: 8,397 (2021 est.)[3]

History[]

The settlement was created in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire to serve the .

During World War II it was occupied by Axis troops since July 1942 until February 1943.

In 1956 a city club was built here.[4]

In January 1989 the population was 13 196 people.[5]

Until 18 July 2020, Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi belonged to Kupiansk Municipality. The municipality 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 Kupiansk Municipality was merged into Kupiansk Raion.[6][7]

Economy[]

Transportation[]

Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi railway station is a major railway junction[1] which has connections with Kharkiv, Sviatohirsk, Sievierodonetsk, and, via Kupiansk to Stary Oskol in Russia. There are passenger trains along these directions.

The settlement has access to connecting Kharkiv with Sievierodonetsk, as well as by local roads to Borova and further to Izium.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Купянск-Узловой // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 14. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1973.
  2. ^ "Купянская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  3. ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ Ежегодник Большой Советской Энциклопедии, 1957 (вып. 1). М., «Большая Советская энциклопедия», 1957. стр.217
  5. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
  6. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  7. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
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