Kryzhopil (Ukrainian: Крижопіль; Russian: Крыжополь, romanizedKryzhopol) is a rural settlement in Tulchyn Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. Before the 2020 reform, the settlement was the administrative centre of the former Kryzhopil Raion. Population: 8,479 (2022 estimate).[1]

Kryzhopil
Крижопіль
Monument to Taras Shevchenko in Kryzhopil
Monument to Taras Shevchenko in Kryzhopil
Coat of arms of Kryzhopil
Kryzhopil is located in Vinnytsia Oblast
Kryzhopil
Kryzhopil
Kryzhopil is located in Ukraine
Kryzhopil
Kryzhopil
Coordinates: 48°23′3″N 28°51′45″E / 48.38417°N 28.86250°E / 48.38417; 28.86250
Country Ukraine
Oblast Vinnytsia Oblast
RaionTulchyn Raion
Founded1866
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total8,479
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Area code+380 4374

History

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Kryzhopil was founded in 1866 during the construction of Kyiv-Odesa 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 retaken by the Red Army on 17 March 1944.

Until 26 January 2024, Kryzhopil was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Kryzhopil became a rural settlement.[2]

 
Railway station

Notable people

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Notable people that were born or lived in Kryzhopil include:

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.