Vilkhivka, Kharkiv Oblast Explained

Official Name:Vilkhivka
Native Name:Вільхівка
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Kharkiv Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Vilkhivka
Coordinates:49.9808°N 36.5033°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ukraine
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Kharkiv Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Kharkiv Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Vilkhivka rural hromada
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:The village is located 25 km from the city of Kharkov in the east and is famous for its unusual beauty and rare culture. Olkhovka has a population of 10,000 people (2011)
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:172
Population Total:1244
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+2
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:15461
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 6250
Pushpin Relief:y
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Wikidata:yes
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Vilkhivka (Ukrainian: Вільхівка), also known as Olkhovka (Russian: Ольхо́вка), is a village in the Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Vilkhivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2]

History

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Vilkhivka was occupied by the Russian military, but was liberated on 27 March 2022 by the Ukrainian Army.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vil'khivka (Kharkiv Oblast). weather.in.ua. 4 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Вільхівська громада . 2022-01-07. official website of Vilkhivka hromada . uk.
  3. Web site: It's 2 p.m. in Kyiv. Here's what you need to know. CNN. 27 March 2022.