Vilshany ( uk, Вільшани, russian: Ольшаны) is a
rural settlement
The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. ...
in
Kharkiv Raion
Kharkiv Raion ( uk, Харківський район) is a raion (district) of Kharkiv Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Kharkiv. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, ...
of
Kharkiv Oblast
Kharkiv Oblast ( uk, Харківська́ о́бласть, translit=Kharkivska oblast), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna ( uk, Ха́рківщина), is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. The oblast borders Russia to the north, Luhans ...
in
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 ...
. It is located on both banks of the
Kryvorotivka, a right tributary of the
Udy Udy may refer to:
People
* Dan Udy (1874–1935), New Zealand rugby union player.
* Giles Udy (born 1956), English writer and historian of the Soviet Gulag system.
* Gloster Udy (1918–2003), Australian Uniting Church minister and author.
* Hart U ...
, in the basin of the
Don
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Places
*County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON
*Don (river), a river in European Russia
*Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name
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. Vilshany belongs to
Solonytsivka settlement hromada
Solonytsivka ( uk, Солоницівка, russian: Солоницевка) is an urban-type settlement in Kharkiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the banks of the Udy, in the drainage basin of the Don. Solonytsivka hosts the ...
, one of the
hromada
A hromada ( uk, територіальна громада, lit=territorial community, translit=terytorialna hromada) is a basic unit of administrative division in Ukraine, similar to a municipality. It was established by the Government of Ukra ...
s of Ukraine.
Population:
History
Until 18 July 2020, Vilshany belonged to
Derhachi Raion
Derhachi Raion () was a raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center was the town of Derhachi. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions ...
. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Derhachi Raion was merged into Kharkiv Raion.
Until 26 January 2024, Vilshany was designated
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Vilshany became a rural settlement.
Economy
Transportation
The closest railway station is in
Peresichne, a few kilometers east, on the railway line connecting
Kharkiv
Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.[Zolochiv Zolochiv, ( ua, Золочів) may refer to the following places in Ukraine:
* Zolochiv, Lviv Oblast, city in Lviv Oblast
* Zolochiv, Kharkiv Oblast, urban-type settlement in Ukraine
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which continues across the Russian border to
Gotnya.
The settlement has road access to Kharkiv and
Bohodukhiv.
References
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Rural settlements in Kharkiv Raion
Kharkovsky Uezd