Official Name: | Khmeliv |
Native Name: | Хмелів |
Native Name Lang: | uk |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Sumy Oblast#Ukraine |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Khmeliv in Sumy Oblast##Location of Khmeliv in Ukraine |
Coordinates: | 50.8903°N 33.4858°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
Subdivision Name2: | Romny Raion |
Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
Subdivision Name3: | Khmeliv rural hromada |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Established Date: | 18th century |
Population: | 1,540 |
Khmeliv (Ukrainian: Хмелів) is a village in Romny Raion, Sumy Oblast, in central Ukraine. It is the capital of Khmeliv rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It has a population of 1,540 .[1]
Khmeliv was first mentioned in the early 18th century. The village's inhabitants took part in the Russian Revolution of 1905, and the village was later occupied by the Red Army in January 1918.[2] During the Holodomor, at least 160 residents of the village died.[3] A further 217 residents died during World War II.[2]
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Khmeliv took in refugees from other parts of Ukraine.[4]