Vysokopillia or Vysokopillya ( uk, Високопілля, ; russian: Высокополье) 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
Beryslav Raion
Beryslav Raion ( uk, Бериславський район, ) is one of the five administrative raions (a ''district'') of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. Its administrative center is located in the city of Beryslav. Its population was 55,97 ...
,
Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of
Vysokopillia settlement hromada, one of the
hromadas of Ukraine.
Vysokopillia is located between the valleys of the
Dnieper
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The Dnieper () or Dnipro (); , ; . is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. It is the longest river of Ukraine and ...
and
Inhulets rivers, east of the Inhulets. It has a population of
History
Vysokopillia was founded as a German colony between 1869 and 1870 (see
:de:Kolonie Kronau for more information).
Until 18 July 2020, Vysokopillia was the administrative centre of
Vysokopillia Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Vysokopillia Raion was merged into Beryslav Raion.
In March 2022,
the area was
occupied by Russia. The
Armed Forces of Ukraine recaptured Vysokopillia on 4 September
[ and hoisted the ]Ukrainian flag
The flag of Ukraine ( uk, Прапор України, Prapor Ukrainy) consists of equally sized horizontal bands of blue and yellow.
The blue and yellow bicolour first appeared during the 1848 Spring of Nations in Lemberg, then part of the ...
near Vysokopillia's hospital as part the 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive
A military counteroffensive was launched by Ukraine on 29 August 2022 to expel Russian forces occupying the southern regions of Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts.
Military analysts consider the counteroffensive to be the third strategic phase of ...
.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 Vysokopillia became a rural settlement.
Demographics
As of 2001, the settlement had a population of 4,699. The lingustic composition was:[https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/]
Economy
Transportation
Vysokopillia is on a paved road which connects Novovorontsovka
Novovorontsovka ( uk, Нововоронцовка; russian: Нововоронцовка) is an urban-type settlement in Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Novovorontsovka settlement hromada, one of t ...
and Beryslav
Beryslav (, ) is a city in Kherson Oblast of southern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center for Beryslav Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. Beryslav hosts the administration of Beryslav urban hrom ...
, where it has access to Kherson.
Vysokopillia railway station
Vysokopillia or Vysokopillya ( uk, Високопілля, ; russian: Высокополье) is a rural settlement in Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Vysokopillia settlement hromada, one of the ...
is on the railway line connecting Apostolove and Snihurivka
Snihurivka ( uk, Снігурі́вка, ) is a small city in Bashtanka Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine. It was occupied by Russia from March 2022 until early November 2022. It hosts the administration of the Snihurivka urban hromada. Population ...
(with further connection to Kherson and Mykolaiv
Mykolaiv ( uk, Миколаїв, ) is a city and municipality in Southern Ukraine, the administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv city, which provides Ukraine with access to the Black Sea, is the location of the most downriver brid ...
).
See also
* Battle of Kherson
The Battle of Kherson was a military engagement between Russian and Ukrainian forces that began on 24 February 2022 as part of the southern Ukraine offensive of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The battle ended on 2 March 2022 with the c ...
* 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive
A military counteroffensive was launched by Ukraine on 29 August 2022 to expel Russian forces occupying the southern regions of Kherson and Mykolaiv oblasts.
Military analysts consider the counteroffensive to be the third strategic phase of ...
References
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Rural settlements in Beryslav Raion