Bilohirka, Kherson Oblast
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Bilohirka
Білогірка | |
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  Bilohirka Location of Bilohirka within Ukraine  Bilohirka Bilohirka (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 47°12′00″N 33°08′19″E / 47.2°N 33.138611°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kherson Oblast |
| Raion | Beryslav Raion |
| Founded | 1795 |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.227 km2 (0.088 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 135 |
| • Density | 595/km2 (1,540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 74101 |
| Area code | +380 5532 |
Bilohirka (Ukrainian: Білогірка; Russian: Белогорка) is a village in the Beryslav Raion of Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine, about 76 kilometres (47 mi) north-east of the centre of Kherson city, beside the Inhulets river. The border of Kherson Oblast with Mykolaiv Oblast runs along the river on the north-west side of the village.
The village was founded in 1795.[2] From 23 August 1941 to 12 March 1944 the village was occupied by German troops during the Great Patriotic War.[2] On 19 July 2020, as part of administrative-territorial reform and the liquidation of the Velyka Oleksandrivka Raion, the village was merged into the Beryslav Raion.[3]
The village came under attack by Russian forces in May 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine[4] and was regained by Ukrainian forces by August/September the same year.[5][6] However, as a result of the fighting, the village was almost completely destroyed, with nearly every building in the village being damaged (about 98%), and the village being heavily mined.[7] However, residents still returned to the village afterwards in August 2023, with ten families currently residing.[7]
The village was known for its melon fields and orchards.[7]