Popivka, Konotop Raion, Sumy Oblast Explained

Official Name:Popivka
Native Name:Попівка
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Sumy Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Popivka in Sumy Oblast##Location of Popivka in Ukraine
Coordinates:51.2336°N 33.1153°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2: Konotop Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Popivka rural hromada
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:17th century
Population:1,679

Popivka (Ukrainian: Попівка; Russian: Поповка|translit=Popovka) is a village in Konotop Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. It is the capital of Popivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is 4,345 .[1]

History

Popivka was first mentioned in the first half of the 17th century. It became part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in November 1917. 1,103 residents of the village were killed during World War II by Nazi German forces.[2]

Popivka is locally notable for its "Journalist Street", which commemorates local journalists. It is the only monument to journalists in all of Sumy Oblast as of 2014.[3]

Notable people

References

  1. Web site: Попівська громада . Popivka hromada . 31 December 2023 . gromada.info . uk.
  2. Web site: 17 July 2016 . Попівка, Конотопський район, Сумська область . Popivka, Konotop Raion, Sumy Oblast . 31 December 2023 . . uk.
  3. News: Vertil . Oleksandr . Lysyi . Ihor . 6 June 2014 . 35 років тому в селі Попівка, що неподалік Конотопа, з'явилася вулиця Журналістів — на честь земляків, які присвятили себе роботі у ЗМІ . uk . Journalist Street was established 35 years ago in Popivka, near Konotop - in honour of residents who devoted themselves to news careers . Cabinet Courier . 31 December 2023.