Bilohorodka, Kyiv Oblast
Rural locality in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
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Bilohorodka (Ukrainian: Білогородка) is a village in Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast of north Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Bilohorodka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine,[1] formed on 12 June 12 2020 and including nine neighbouring villages: Bobrytsia, Horenytsia, Myzychi, Sviatopetrivske, Hnativka, Stoianka, Shevchenko, Nehrashi, and Luka.[2]
Bilohorodka
Білогородка | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Bilohorodka  Bilohorodka | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′39″N 30°13′53″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kyiv Oblast |
| Raion | Bucha Raion |
| Hromada | Bilohorodka rural hromada |
| Founded | 980 A.D. |
| Village council | Bilohorodka Village Council |
Area | 55 km2 (21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 152 m (499 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 27.000 |
| • Density | 1.067/km2 (2.76/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 08140 |
| Area code | +380 4598 |
One of the community's nine component villages, Hnativka, is perhaps better known by its Hebrew and Yiddish name Anatevka, and is the site of a modern-day refugee village which was named after the fictional town of Anatevka from the Sholem Aleichem stories, including Fiddler on the Roof, stories which were set in this same area of the former Kiev Governorate.
History
The village was established in 980 as the legendary city-castle Bilhorod Kyivskyi, located in Kyivan Rus'. It was located on the right bank of Irpin River and was mentioned in chronicles.[3][4][5]
In 1909-1910 excavations on the site of the old fortress were performed by Vikentiy Khvoyka, who discovered a defensive wall made of brick and three stories of clay-filled wooden structures. The remains of fortifications were later studied by Natalia Polonska-Vasylenko.[6]
Until 18 July 2020, Bilohorodka belonged to 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 Bilohorodka being transferred to Bucha Raion.[7][8]
Geography
The village lies at an altitude of 152 metres and covers an area of 55 km². It has a population of about 12000 people (2022).