Zolochiv, Kharkiv Oblast Explained

Zolochiv
Settlement Type:	Rural settlement
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Oblast
Subdivision Type2:	Raion
Subdivision Name2:	Bohodukhiv Raion
Coordinates:	50.2833°N 35.97°W
Established Title:	Founded
Established Date:	1677
Population As Of:	2022
Population Total:	7744
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	CET
Utc Offset1:	+2
Timezone1 Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:	+3
Postal Code Type:	Postal code
Postal Code:	62200-62209
Pushpin Map:	Ukraine Kharkiv Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Zolochiv
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Zolochiv (Ukrainian: Золочів) is a rural settlement in Bohodukhiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Zolochiv settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] Population:

History

This settlement was founded in 1677.

It was a town in Kharkov uyezd of Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.

A local newspaper is published here since 1931.^[2]

During World War II it was under German occupation from October 1941 to August 1943.^[3]

In January 1989 the population was 12,878 people.^[4]

In January 2013 the population was 9,012 people.^[5]

Until 18 July 2020, Zolochiv was the administrative center of Zolochiv Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Zolochiv Raion was merged into Bohodukhiv Raion.^{[6] [7]}

In 2022, Russian military expansion into Ukraine began, as a result of which the city ended up in the zone of the occupation of Russian troops. Only in mid-May 2022, Zolochiv was liberated by the Ukrainian military forces.

It is the center of the Zolochiv community, which is actively shelled by Russian artillery.

Until 26 January 2024, Zolochiv was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Zolochiv became a rural settlement.^[8]

Transportation

А railway station^{[9] [10]} is on the Southern railway.

Notable people

• Sarah Ashton-Cirillo (born 1977), official representative in negotiations with aid groups^{[11] [12]}
• Oleksandr Lebedynets (born 1984), professional footballer
• Igor Vovchanchyn (born 1973), mixed martial artist and kickboxer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Золочевская громада . Портал об'єднаних громад України . ru.
2. № 3152. Заря // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.412
3. История второй мировой войны (в 12 тт.). том 7. / редколл., гл. ред. А. А. Гречко. М., Воениздат, 1976. стр.174
4. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng89_reg2.php Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
5. http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/PXWEB2007/ukr/publ_new1/2013/sb_nnas_2012.pdf Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.98
6. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
7. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . Ukrainian.
8. News: Что изменится в Украине с 1 января . glavnoe.in.ua . ru. 1 January 2024.
9. Золочев // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / редколл., гл. ред. Б. А. Введенский. 2-е изд. том 17. М., Государственное научное издательство «Большая Советская энциклопедия», 1952. стр.166
10. Золочев (пос. гор. типа в Харьковской обл.) // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 9. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1972.
11. News: Smart . Jason Jay . 2022-07-20 . Lifesaving Ambulances Desperately Needed, Withheld from Ukraine . . 2022-07-25 . 1563-6429 . 20 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220720110420/https://www.kyivpost.com/russias-war/lifesaving-ambulances-desperately-needed-withheld-from-ukraine.html . live .
12. News: Zivo . Adam . 2022-07-21 . Meet the trans war correspondent at Ukraine's frontlines . . 2022-09-15 . 0829-3384 . 21 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220721162339/https://xtramagazine.com/power/trans-war-correspondent-sarah-ashton-cirillo-ukraine-227220 . live .