Kryzhopil
Kryzhopil (Ukrainian: Крижопіль; Russian: Крыжополь, romanized: Kryzhopol) 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).
History
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.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Kryzhopil include:
- Sidor Belarsky (1898–1975), Ukrainian-American singer
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.