Khotin, Sumy Oblast

Not to be confused with Khotyn.
Khotin
Хотінь
Rural settlement
Coat of arms of Khotin
Coat of arms
Khotin is located in Sumy Oblast
Khotin
Khotin
Location in Sumy Oblast
Khotin is located in Ukraine
Khotin
Khotin
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 51°04′32″N 34°46′35″E / 51.07556°N 34.77639°E / 51.07556; 34.77639
Country Ukraine
OblastSumy Oblast
RaionSumy Raion
HromadaKhotin settlement hromada
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
2,290
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Khotin (Ukrainian: Хотінь, Russian: Хотень) is a rural settlement in Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the banks of the Oleshnia, a right tributary of the Psel in the drainage basin of the Dnieper. Khotin hosts the administration of Khotin settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 2,290 (2022 estimate).[2]

History

During the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian authorities claimed that two siblings were fatally shot by a Russian sabotage group that had infiltrated the village.[3]

Until 26 January 2024, Khotin was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Khotin became a rural settlement.[4]

Economy

Transportation

The settlement has access to Highway H07 which runs south to Sumy, Romny, and Kyiv. The same highway runs north to the Russian border and across the border to Sudzha and Kursk.

References

  1. ^ "Хотинская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Russian sabotage group kills brother, sister in Sumy Oblast". The Kyiv Independent. 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  4. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.