Chaikyne, Chernihiv Oblast
Chaikyne
Чайкине | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Chaikyne Location of Chaikyne | |
| Coordinates: 52°10′03″N 32°59′47″E / 52.16750°N 32.99639°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province | Chernihiv Oblast |
| District | Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion |
| Founded | 1750 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 296 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 16014 |
| Area code | +380 4658 |
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Chaikyne (Ukrainian: Чайкине) is a village located in the Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion (district) in Chernihiv Oblast of northern Ukraine. It forms part of Novhorod-Siverskyi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2]
History
[edit]On 12 June 2020, in accordance with the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 730-r "On the determination of administrative centers and approval of the territories of territorial communities of Chernihiv Oblast", Chaikyne became part of the Novhorod-Siverskyi urban hromada.[3] On 17 July 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform, the village retained its place in Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, which became larger in area.[4][5]
Attractions
[edit]At the entrance to Chaikyne there is a memorial sign, the inscription on which reads: "Chaykyne is the birthplace of the President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma".[6] Also in the village, there is a monument to the soldiers of the Red Army who died in World War II and a large Orthodox cathedral built during the presidency of Leonid Kuchma.[7]
Notable people
[edit]Chaikyne is the birthplace of Leonid Kuchma, the second president of Ukraine.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Chaikyne (Chernihiv Oblast)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Новгород-Северская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ "Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Чернігівської області". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ "Село Чайкино. Батьківщина Леоніда Кучми, придорожній камінь / Чернігівська область / : фотографії України". Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ "Село Чайкине. Собор / Чернігівська область / : фотографії України". Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ "Leonid Kuchma | president of Ukraine". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
