Kryzhopil
Rural locality in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
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Kryzhopil (Ukrainian: Крижопіль; Russian: Крыжополь, romanized: Kryzhopol) is a rural settlement in Tulchyn Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. Before the 2020 reform, the settlement was the administrative centre of the former Kryzhopil Raion. Population: 8,479 (2022 estimate).[1]
Kryzhopil
Крижопіль | |
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Monument to Taras Shevchenko in Kryzhopil | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Kryzhopil  Kryzhopil | |
| Coordinates: 48°23′3″N 28°51′45″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Vinnytsia Oblast |
| Raion | Tulchyn Raion |
| Hromada | Kryzhopil settlement hromada |
| Founded | 1866 |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 8,479 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 24600 |
| Area code | +380 4374 |
History
Kryzhopil was founded in 1866 during the construction of Kyiv-Odesa railroad and named after village Krzyżopol, located 17 km from the modern settlement. Railway station started to operate in August 1870. Since foundation to 1923 the settlement was a part of Olgopolsky Uyezd of Podolian Governorate.
During World War II, Kryzhopil was occupied by Romanian forces and became a part of Transnistria Governorate. The settlement was retaken by the Red Army on 17 March 1944.
Until 26 January 2024, Kryzhopil was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Kryzhopil became a rural settlement.[2]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Kryzhopil include:
- Sidor Belarsky (1898–1975), Ukrainian-American singer