Official Name: | Boromlia |
Native Name: | Боромля |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Sumy Oblast#Ukraine |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Boromlia in Sumy Oblast##Location of Boromlia in Ukraine |
Coordinates: | 50.6272°N 34.9731°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
Subdivision Name2: | Okhtyrka Raion |
Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
Subdivision Name3: | Boromlia rural hromada |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1658 |
Population: | 4,270 |
Boromlia or Boromlya (Ukrainian: Боромля) is a village in Okhtyrka Raion, in Ukraine's central Sumy Oblast. It is the administrative centre of Boromlia rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is 4,270 .[1]
Boromlia was established by Cossack ataman Korney Vasilyev, along with 425 other Cossacks, who settled on the banks of the . The settlement was formally established in 1658 with the issuance of a royal charter by Russian Tsar Alexis.[2] The Church of the Ascension of the Cross, part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), was built between 1696 and 1726.[3]
Since the 19th century, Boromlia has been home to an active community of strawberry farmers. Since 1908 there have been annual strawberry exhibitions in the village.[4]
The village was occupied by Russia from 9 to 26 March 2022, during the country's invasion of Ukraine. During the occupation, the village was largely destroyed.[5]