Kryzhopil
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]
Kryzhopil
Крижопіль | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Monument to Taras Shevchenko in Kryzhopil | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Kryzhopil  Kryzhopil | |
| Coordinates: 48°23′3″N 28°51′45″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Vinnytsia 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 |
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.
Railway station
References
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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