Lynovytsia

Lynovytsia (Ukrainian: Линовиця) is an urban-type settlement in Pryluky Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine. 2,666 (2020 est.)[1]

Lynovytsia Линовиця
Urban-type settlement
Tower of the Count de Balman in Lynovytsia
Flag Coat of arms
Lynovytsia
Coordinates: 51°28′12″N 32°24′00″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Chernihiv
Raion	Pryluky
Area
• Total	7.64 km^2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,666[1]
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	17584
Area code(s)	+380 4637
Website	http://linovitsa-otg.gov.ua

History

The village was first mentioned in 1629, when a census was conducted.

It was a settlement in Pyriatyn uyezd of Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire.

During World War II it was occupied by Axis troops between September 1941 and September 1943.

Urban-type settlement since October 1960. In 1972 there were a sugar plant, a bakery,[2] one sovkhoz, two schools and a library.

In 1985 a post office was built here.

In January 1989, population was 3440 people.[3]

In January 2013, population was 2743 people.[4]

Transport

Train station

• a railway station[2] of the Southern Railway (since 1912)

References

1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
2. Линовица // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 14. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1973.
3. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
4. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.111