Chervonohrad ( uk, Червоноград, ; former

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name: ''Krystynopol'', uk, Кристинопіль, 'Krystynopil', german: Krisnipolye) is a mining city and the administrative center of

Chervonohrad Raion Chervonohrad Raion ( uk, Червоноградський район) is a raion (district) of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It was created in July 2020 as part of the reform of administrative divisions of Ukraine. The center of the raion is the city of ...

Lviv Oblast Lviv Oblast ( uk, Льві́вська о́бласть, translit=Lvivska oblast, ), also referred to as Lvivshchyna ( uk, Льві́вщина, ), ). The name of each oblast is a relational adjective—in English translating to a noun adjunct w ...

of western

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. It hosts the administration of Chervonohrad urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Chervonohrad lies about 62 km north of

Lviv Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukrain ...

, 7 km from

Sokal Sokal ( uk, Сокаль, Romanization of Ukrainian, romanized: ''Sokal'') is a city located on the Bug River in Chervonohrad Raion, Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Sokal urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukrain ...

, 28 km northeast of the town of Voroniv, and has a population of

History

The city was part of the Polish Kingdom in the

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi- confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Poland and Lithuania ru ...

since its foundation in 1692 until 1772, when it was incorporated into the

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. During the interwar period, it belonged to the Second Polish Republic, and between 1945 and 1951 was part of the

Polish People's Republic The Polish People's Republic ( pl, Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1947 to 1989 as the predecessor of the modern Republic of Poland. With a population of approximately 37.9 million ne ...

. It passed from Poland to the

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

after the territorial exchange in 1951 and had its name changed to Chervonohrad. In May 1685, the Crown hetman and

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Feliks Kazimierz Potocki Feliks Kazimierz "Szczęsny" Potocki (1630–1702) was a Polish noble, magnate and military leader. He was the son of Hetman and magnate Stanisław "Rewera" Potocki and Zofia Kalinowska, and brother of Hetman Andrzej Potocki. He married the ...

purchased land along the

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. In 1692, he founded a city on the lands of the village "Novyi Dvir" (literally "New Garden", Polish: Nowy Dwór) and named it "Krystynopol" after his wife Krystyna Lubomirska (the suffix "-pol" derives from

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"). Potocki made the city his family center. He died here on September 22, 1702. His grandson

Franciszek Salezy Potocki Franciszek Salezy Potocki (1700–1772) was a Polish nobleman, diplomat, politician and knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded on August 3, 1750 in Warsaw. Potocki was the wealthiest magnate of his time and the owner of large propert ...

built a palace and in 1763 founded a monastery of Basilians (barocco church of Saint George; prior to 1946 – a place of miracles with wondrous icon of the

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In the 19th century, the " Apostolus Christinopolitanus" and famous chronicle from 1763 to 1779 were kept in the city. The Catholic order of Myrrh-Bearing Sisters was founded by Fr. Yulian Datsii in 1910, with the purpose of gathering funds to build a home for orphans and the poor. The first members of the congregation vowed to build two buildings: one for the people and one for the congregation. In 1913 the first convent arose, where 15 sisters lived. Among the landmarks of the city is Count Potocki's palace, constructed by the order of Feliks Kazimierz Potocki after 1692. A local newspaper is published in the city since June 1962. On August 1, 1990, Chervonohrad became the first city in the

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where a monument to

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was removed. Until 18 July 2020, Chervonohrad was designated as a city of oblast significance and belonged to Chervonohrad Municipality. As part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Lviv Oblast to seven, Chervonohrad Municipality was merged into newly established Chervonohrad Raion. Before being abolished, Chervonohrad Municipality also included the city of Sosnivka (until 2019) and the urban type settlement of Hirnyk.

Krystynopol Jews

Presently, there are 11–100

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residing in Chervonohrad. The earliest known Jewish community dates back to 1740. In 1931 the Jewish population was 2,200. The Jewish cemetery dates from 18th century with the last known Hasidic burial in 1941. Krystynopol Jews were deported to the

Belzec extermination camp Belzec (English: or , Polish: ) was a Nazi German extermination camp built by the SS for the purpose of implementing the secretive Operation Reinhard, the plan to murder all Polish Jews, a major part of the "Final Solution" which in total ...

in September, 1942. The Jewish surname and rabbinical family Kristinopoler / Kristianpoller stem from the city's former name, Krystynopol. Jewish immigrants to America from this city founded the Krystenopoler Synagogue and First Krystenopoler Sick Benevolent Association Brith Isaac in New York. The Jewish cemetery is located in the town center, in Shevska Street.

Economics

Since 1951 the city became the center of newly emerged coal mining basin. Other enterprises, besides the mining works, include: * Iron-Beton Foundry * Wood Processing Plant * Tailoring Factory * Stockings Factory * Mines * Dairy

Chervonohrad Coal Mines

Chervonohrad was started as a coal mining town. Currently, there are still many functional coal mines on the outskirts around the city: # Шахта «Червоноградська» # Шахта «Великомостівська» # Шахта «Межирічанська» # Шахта «Надія» # Шахта «Степова» # Шахта «Лісова» # Шахта «Відродження» # Шахта «Зарічна» # Шахта «Візейська»

Education

* Branch of Lviv National Polytechnic University * Mining College

Population

The population of Chervonohrad has increased significantly since 1939. * 1939 — * 1959 — * 1970 — * 1974 — * 1981 — * 1989 — * 2001 — * 2005 — * 2010 — * 2013 —

Notable people

* Janina Hurynowicz (1894–1967) a Polish doctor, neurophysiologist and neurologist. *

MamaRika Anastasia Oleksandrivna Kochetova ( uk, Анастасія Олекса́ндрівна Кочетова; born 13 April 1989), known by her stage name MamaRika and previously Erika, is a Ukrainian singer and actress. Early life Kochetova was b ...

(born 1989) a Ukrainian singer and actress. *

(1700–1772) a Polish nobleman, diplomat and politician. *

Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki Count Stanisław Szczęsny Feliks Potocki (; 1751–1805), of the Piława coat of arms, known as Szczęsny PotockiE. Rostworowski, Potocki Stanisław Szczęsny (Feliks) herbu Pilawa, n:Polski Słownik Biograficzny, t. XXVIII, Wrocław–Warsza ...

(1751–1805) a member of the Polish nobility and a military commander. * Frank Taffel (1877-1947) a journalist, a founder of the

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* Volodymyr Tykhyi (born 1970) a Ukrainian film director, screenwriter and film producer of documentaries and feature films.

Sport

* Volodymyr Dykyi (1962–2021) a Soviet and Ukrainian footballer with over 500 club caps * Roman Hnativ (born 1973) a former Soviet and Ukrainian footballer with 354 club caps *

Tetyana Klimchenko Tetyana Igorivna Klimchenko ( uk, Тетя́на І́горівна Клі́мченко; born 8 May 1994) is a Ukrainian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling Wo ...

(born 1994) a Ukrainian professional racing cyclist *

Nazar Kulchytskyy Nazar Kulchytskyy ( uk, Назар Кульчицький, Nazar Kulchytski; born June 3, 1992) is a Ukrainian-American retired freestyle and folkstyle wrestler, who currently coaches at Team Nazar Training Center. In Ukraine, he was a five-tim ...

(born 1992) a Ukrainian-American retired freestyle and folkstyle wrestler * Mykola Morozyuk (born 1988) a Ukrainian footballer with over 330 club caps

Postal codes

80100-80110

References

External links

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History of Krystynopol-Chervonograd

Inform Agency «KRYSTYNOPIL.INFO»

Chervonograd Night

History and pictures of Chervonograd

Short history of Rome Catholic Church in Cherwonograd (Krystynopil)

Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church in Chervonograd

Chervonohrad Online

Business of Chervonohrad
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