Official Name: | Svesa |
Native Name: | Свеса |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1670 |
Area Total Km2: | 6.7 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 6186 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Sumy Oblast#Ukraine |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Svesa in Sumy Oblast##Location of Svesa in Ukraine |
Coordinates: | 51.9475°N 33.9333°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 41226 |
Area Code: | +3805456 |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
Subdivision Name1: | Sumy Oblast |
Subdivision Name2: | Shostka Raion |
Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
Subdivision Name3: | Svesa settlement hromada |
Settlement Type: | Rural settlement |
Svesa (Ukrainian: Свеса) is a rural settlement in Shostka Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. Population:
It was a village in Glukhovsky Uyezd in Chernigov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
Urban-type settlement since 1938.
During World War II, it was occupied by the Axis troops from October 1941 to August 1943.
In 1954, there were two factories, a forestry farm, two secondary schools, a vocational school and a club.[1] Since 1963, a technical school has been here.[2]
In January 1989 the population was 8890 people.[3]
In January 2013 the population was 6907 people.[4]
On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished the urban-type settlement status, and Svesa became a rural settlement.[5]