Kobyzhcha (Ukrainian: Кобижча; Russian: Кобыжча) is a village in Nizhyn Raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast (province) in northern Ukraine. It belongs to Bobrovytsia urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The village is located on the Trubizh River, a left tributary of the Dnipro.
Kobyzhcha | |
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Town | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Kobyzhcha  Kobyzhcha | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′N 31°30′E / 50.817°N 31.500°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Chernihiv Oblast |
| Raion | Nizhyn Raion |
| Founded | 1100 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Volodymyr Mykhailovych Poddubnyi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.017 km2 (0.007 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 423 m (1,388 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,498 |
| • Density | 255,840/km2 (662,600/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 17411 |
| Website | Verkhovna Rada website |
Kobyzhcha was first founded in 1100. It is located near the Kobyzhcha Railroad Station, the second railroad station in the entire district.
Until 18 July 2020, Kobyzhcha belonged to Bobrovytsia Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five. The area of Bobrovytsia Raion was merged into Nizhyn Raion.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ "Бобровицька територіальна громада" (in Ukrainian). decentralization.gov.ua.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
External links edit
Media related to Kobyzhcha at Wikimedia Commons- kobizhcha.at.ua – Unofficial website of the village Kobyzhcha of Ukraine, generated in 2008.
- Verkhovna Rada website – s. Kobyzhcha Chernihivska oblast, Bobrovytskyi raion
- The murder of the Jews of Kobyzhcha during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
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