Kozacha Lopan
Козача Лопань
Rural settlement
Church of Saint Archangel Michael
Church of Saint Archangel Michael
Kozacha Lopan is located in Kharkiv Oblast
Kozacha Lopan
Kozacha Lopan
Location in Kharkiv Oblast
Kozacha Lopan is located in Ukraine
Kozacha Lopan
Kozacha Lopan
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 50°19′55″N 36°11′37″E / 50.33194°N 36.19361°E / 50.33194; 36.19361
Country Ukraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
RaionKharkiv Raion
HromadaDerhachi urban hromada
Area
 • Total0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Elevation
144 m (472 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total4,935
 • Density5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Post Code
62312
Area code+380 5763

Kozacha Lopan (Ukrainian: Козача Лопань, pronounced [koˈzɑt͡ʃɐ ˈlɔpɐnʲ], Russian: Казачья Лопань) is a rural settlement in Kharkiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the banks of the Lopan in the drainage basin of the Don, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the border with Russia. Kozacha Lopan belongs to Derhachi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 4,935 (2022 estimate).[2]

History

Until 18 July 2020, Kozacha Lopan belonged to Derhachi 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 Derhachi Raion was merged into Kharkiv Raion.[3][4]

In March 2022, after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the settlement was occupied by the Russian Army. As part of the invasion, Russian forces shelled residential areas in Kozacha Lopan.[5] By May, there were unconfirmed reports that Ukrainian forces were engaged in combat near to the settlement.[6] By 11 September 2022, the Russian army has left Kozacha Lopan, prompting the locals to raise the Ukrainian flag once again.[7][unreliable source?]

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

Economy

Transportation

Kozacha Lopan railway station is on the railway connecting Kharkiv and Belgorod. There is local passenger traffic in the direction of Kharkiv, and long-distance trains connecting Kharkiv with Russia. Kozacha Lopan is the last station on the Ukrainian side, and here border and custom controls take place.

The settlement has road access to Highway M20 which connects Kharkiv with the Russian border and continues across the border to Belgorod.

References

  1. ^ "Дергачевская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  4. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  5. ^ "BREAKING: 11 year sentence for two Russian soldiers following war crimes in Ukraine". 31 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 9". Institute for the Study of War. 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  7. ^ https://liveuamap.com/en/2022/11-september-locals-raised-ukrainian-flag-in-kozacha-lopan[bare URL]
  8. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
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