Krasnokutsk

Krasnokutsk (Ukrainian: Краснокутськ, Russian: Краснокутск) is an urban-type settlement in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Krasnokutsk Raion. Population: 7,348 (2020 est.)[1]

Krasnokutsk

Краснокутськ
Urban-type settlement
Krasnokutsk
Coordinates: 50°04′N 35°10′E
CountryUkraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
RaionKrasnokutsk Raion
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,348
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Krasnokutsk is located on the right bank of the Merla River,[2] a left tributary of the Vorskla River in the drainage basin of the Dnieper.

History

It was a village in Bogodukhov uyezd of Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.

A local newspaper is published here since 1930.[3]

During World War II it was under German occupation from October 1941 to August 1943.

In January 1989 the population was 8511 people.[4] In January 2013 the population was 7744 people.[5]

Economy

Transportation

Krasnokutsk is on a road connecting Bohodukhiv in Kharkiv Oblast with Opishnia in Poltava Oblast, with further access to the West to Poltava and Myrhorod. There are local roads as well.

The closest railway station is in Hubarivka, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northeast, on the railway connecting Kharkiv and Sumy.

References
  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. Краснокутск // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 13. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1973.
  3. № 3156. Луч // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986—1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.413
  4. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
  5. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.99
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.