Liubotyn or Lyubotyn (Ukrainian: Люботин, pronounced [lʲʊboˈtɪn]; Russian: Люботин, romanized: Lyubotin) is a city in Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, eastern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Liubotyn urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 20,001 (2022 estimate).[2]
Liubotyn
Люботин | |
|---|---|
 St. Nicholas Church in Liubotyn | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Liubotyn  Liubotyn | |
| Coordinates: 49°56′54″N 35°55′46″E / 49.94833°N 35.92944°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion | Kharkiv Raion |
| Hromada | Liubotyn urban hromada |
| Founded | 1650 |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.1 km2 (12.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 20,001 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 62433-62436 |
| Website | Archived |
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History
editThe city was established in 1650 by Ukrainian Cossacks from the right-bank Ukraine.
During World War II, Liubotyn was under German occupation from 20 October 1941 to 22 February 1943 and again from 9 March to 29 August 1943.
The central square in Liubotyn is Soborna Square. It is the central park, next to which is the old princely park of the early 19th century in the English style. The park has many entertainment venues and a memorial to those who died in World War II, built in 2006.[3] The city's pride is the longest covered pedestrian railway bridge in Europe, with a total length of 260 meters. There are three Orthodox churches in the city: in Staryi Liubotyn (early 19th century), in Hiiivka (early 19th century), and in the city center (early 20th century).
Until 18 July 2020, Liubotyn was incorporated as a city of oblast significance and the center of Liubotyn 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 Liubotyn Municipality was merged into Kharkiv Raion.[4][5]
On June 19, 2022, at about 23:30, the military of the aggressor country fired a rocket at Liubotyn. As a result of two explosions, the lyceum of railway transport, where the center for the distribution of humanitarian aid was located, was damaged. A number of private houses were damaged by the shock wave and debris.[6][7]
Gallery
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City Council -
City employment centre -
Railway station -
Train station overpass -
Liubotyn railway depot -
Liubotyn pond
Notable people
editThe following people have been born or have lived in Liubotyn:
- D. S. Mirsky — Russian political and literary historian born in the former Giyovka estate.
- Oleg Khudolii — Ukrainian researcher, Doctor of Physical Education and Sports, full professor, academician of the Higher School Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
- Oleg Goltvyansky (1980) — is a Ukrainian far-right politician and the leader of political party Ukrainian National Union. He was the commander of the volunteer Pechersk Battalion.
- Roman Kost (1984) — Ukrainian sculptor, master of artistic forging.
References
edit- ^ "Люботинская городская 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.
- ^ Манько О. (2019). Люботин у цифрах і фактах. Цікавий Люботин (№ 1'). с. 1.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ "Під Харковом росіяни вдарили ракетою по навчальному закладу, де видавалася гуманітарка". Укрінформ. 2022-06-20. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Ракетний обстріл навчального закладу в Люботині під Харковом — фото наслідків". Суспільне. 2022-06-20. Archived from the original on 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
External links
edit- lubotin.com - Informative city portal
- www.lubotin.kharkov.ua - Official website of Liubotyn City Council (in Ukrainian)