Konotop ( uk, Конотоп ) is a city in
Sumy Oblast
Sumy Oblast ( uk, Сумська́ о́бласть, translit=Sumska oblast; also referred to as Sumshchyna – uk, Су́мщина) is an oblast (province) in the northeastern part of Ukraine. Population: The oblast was created in its most r ...
in northeastern
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. Konotop serves as the administrative center of
Konotop Raion
Konotop Raion ( uk, Конотопський район, ) is a raion in Sumy Oblast in Central Ukraine. The administrative center of the raion is the town of Konotop. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine ...
. Konotop is located about 129 km from
Sumy
Sumy ( uk, Суми ) is a city of regional significance in Ukraine, and the capital of Sumy Oblast. The city is situated on the banks of the Psel River in northeastern Ukraine with a population of according to the 2021 census, making it the 2 ...
, the oblast administrative center. It is host to
Konotop air base, now held by Ukraine. The population is
History
During the beginning of the 17th century,
Cossacks
The Cossacks , es, cosaco , et, Kasakad, cazacii , fi, Kasakat, cazacii , french: cosaques , hu, kozákok, cazacii , it, cosacchi , orv, коза́ки, pl, Kozacy , pt, cossacos , ro, cazaci , russian: казаки́ or ...
were first based in that area. The settlement was first mentioned in 1634 in various documents as Novoselytsia. In 1642 a Polish fortress was built in that place named after the river Konotopka. Probably the river disappeared, and another one was created, Yezuch. The fortification became a key point in the struggle against the
Moscow state.
Another hypothesis is that the name of the city could originate from the name of the ancient
Warmian knyaz
, or ( Old Church Slavonic: Кнѧзь) is a historical Slavic title, used both as a royal and noble title in different times of history and different ancient Slavic lands. It is usually translated into English as prince or duke, dependi ...
(князь) Christopher of Kononowitz of the noble
Polish-Belarusian-Lithuanian family
Kononowicz Kononowicz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Krzysztof Kononowicz (born 1963), Polish social activist
* Maciej Kononowicz (born 1988), Polish footballer
Polish-language surnames
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