Kriukivshchyna
Крюківщина | |
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Coordinates: 50°22′6″N 30°22′5″E / 50.36833°N 30.36806°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Province | Kyiv Oblast |
District | Bucha Raion |
Founded | 1701 A.D. |
Rural Council | Kriukivshchyna Rural Council |
Government | |
• Village Chairman | Andrii Kripak (Party of Regions) |
Area | 4.42 km2 (1.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
Population (2001) | 3,509 |
• Density | 793.89/km2 (2,056.2/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 08136 |
Area code | +380 4598 |
Website | krukivschina |
Kriukivshchyna (Ukrainian: Крюківщина) is a village in Bucha Raion (district) of Kyiv Oblast in northern Ukraine. It belongs to Vyshneve urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]
Predating the modern village, at the end of 16th century this territory belonged to a settlement called Yurevychi. Later it became known as Kryvkovshchyna, which is derived from anthroponym Kryvko-Kryvkovych, the family of local landowners circa 16th century. Eventually the name had changed to Kriukivshchyna due to loss of historical connections (apparently in the same way as several neighboring villages, e.g. Zheliany changed to Zhuliany).
Lavrentii Pokhylevych writes in his "Story of Kiev Governorate's Settlements" (1864):
In the village and around there are pillboxes of Kiev Fortified Region. Pillbox № 301 and the communication node of the Kiev Special Military District are historical monuments. In the village there is a landscape zakaznik "Ozerne".
Until 18 July 2020, Kriukivshchyna was located in Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion. The raion was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion was split between Bucha, Fastiv, and Obukhiv Raions, with Kriukivshchyna being transferred to Bucha Raion.[2][3]