Blyzniuky
Blyzniuky (Ukrainian: Близнюки, Russian: Близнюки) is an urban-type settlement in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Blyzniuky Raion. Population: 3,603 (2020 est.)[1]
Blyzniuky
Близнюки | |
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Urban-type settlement | |
  Blyzniuky | |
| Coordinates: 48°51′24″N 36°33′18″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion | Blyzniuky Raion |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,603 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
The settlement is located in the south of the oblast, south of Kharkiv.
History
It was a village in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
A local newspaper is published here since August 1929.[2]
During World War II it was under German occupation from October 1941 to September 1943.
Urban-type settlement since 1957.[3]
In January 1989 the population was 5840 people.[4] In January 2013 the population was 3909 people.[5]
Economy
Transportation
Blyzniuky railway station[3] is on the Donets Railway which connects Lozova (on the west) with Oleksandrivka and Sloviansk (in the east).
Blyzniuky is on a paved road connecting Lozova with Izium via Barvinkove. There are also local roads.
References
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- № 3142. Новая жизнь // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.411
- Близнюки // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 3. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1970. стр.421
- Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
- Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.97
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