Chaikyne, Chernihiv Oblast

Chaikyne
Чайкине
Village
Chaikyne is located in Chernihiv Oblast
Chaikyne
Chaikyne
Location of Chaikyne
Chaikyne is located in Ukraine
Chaikyne
Chaikyne
Chaikyne (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 52°10′03″N 32°59′47″E / 52.16750°N 32.99639°E / 52.16750; 32.99639
Country Ukraine
ProvinceChernihiv Oblast
DistrictNovhorod-Siverskyi Raion
Founded1750
Area
 • Total
0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2001 census)
 • Total
296
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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

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

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

Chaikyne is the birthplace of Leonid Kuchma, the second president of Ukraine.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Chaikyne (Chernihiv Oblast)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Новгород-Северская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  3. ^ "Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Чернігівської області". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  6. ^ "Село Чайкино. Батьківщина Леоніда Кучми, придорожній камінь / Чернігівська область / : фотографії України". Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Село Чайкине. Собор / Чернігівська область / : фотографії України". Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  8. ^ "Leonid Kuchma | president of Ukraine". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 13 January 2016.