Hranitne, Zhytomyr Oblast

Hranite
Гранітне
Rural settlement
Granite crushing plant in Hranitne
Granite crushing plant in Hranitne
Country Ukraine
Oblast Zhytomyr Oblast
RaionKorosten Raion
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Hranitne (Ukrainian: Гранітне) is a rural settlement in Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. It is located in an area containing reserves of granite, which provides Hranitne with an economy based on extraction and crushing of the stone for building use. Population: 1,344 (2022 estimate)[1] In 2001, population was 1,631.

History

Until 26 January 2024, Hranitne was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Hranitne became a rural settlement.[2]

References

  1. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.

50°44′43″N 29°20′55″E / 50.74528°N 29.34861°E / 50.74528; 29.34861

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