Druzhba (city)

Druzhba (Ukrainian: Дружба, lit. friendship; before 1962: Хутір-Михайлівський Khutir Mikhaylivskyy) is a town in Yampil Raion of Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. Population: 4,654 (2020 est.)[1]

Druzhba

Дружба
Coat of arms
Druzhba
Location of Druzhba
Coordinates: 52°02′55″N 33°56′35″E
Country
region
area		Ukraine
Sumy Oblast
Yampil Raion
Founded17th century
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,654
Postal code
41220—222
Websitehttp://drujba-rada.org.ua

History

It was founded in XIX century as a settlement in Glukhovsky Uyezd in Chernigov Governorate of the Russian Empire.

During World War II, it was occupied by the Axis troops from October 1941 to August 1943.

In 1956 it was an urban-type settlement. There was a sugar plant, a cinder block factory, three secondary schools, five libraries, a club and a stadium.[2]

City since 1962.[3]

In January 1989 the population was 7459 people.[4][5]

Transport

The Khutir Mikhailivskyi railroad station is an important junction connecting Ukraine with Russian Moscow Railway.

References
  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. Хутор-Михайловский // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / редколл., гл. ред. Б. А. Введенский. 2-е изд. том 46. М., Государственное научное издательство «Большая Советская энциклопедия», 1957. стр.417
  3. Дружба // Советский энциклопедический словарь. редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. 4-е изд. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1986. стр.413
  4. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
  5. Дружба // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.413

52°2′55″N 33°56′35″E

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