Krolevets

Krolevets
Кролевець
Krolevets railway station
Krolevets railway station
Flag of Krolevets
Coat of arms of Krolevets
Krolevets is located in Ukraine
Krolevets
Krolevets
Location of Krolevets
Krolevets is located in Sumy Oblast
Krolevets
Krolevets
Krolevets (Sumy Oblast)
Coordinates: 51°33′0″N 33°23′0″E / 51.55000°N 33.38333°E / 51.55000; 33.38333
Country Ukraine
OblastSumy Oblast
RaionKonotop Raion
HromadaKrolevets urban hromada
Founded1601
Population
 (2022)
 • Total22,111
Postal code
41300
Area code+38 (05453)
Websitehttp://www.krolevets.com

Krolevets (Ukrainian: Кролевець, [kroleˈwɛtsʲ] ; see below for other names) is a city in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. Population: 22,111 (2022 estimate).[1] In 2001, the population was 25,183.

Names

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The city is also historically known by different names in other languages – Polish: Królewiec; Russian: Кролевец, romanizedKrolieviets.

History

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Historical affiliations

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1601–1648
Cossack Hetmanate 1648–1764
 Russian Empire 1764–1917
Ukrainian People's Republic 1917-1918
Ukrainian State 1918
Ukrainian People's Republic 1918-1919
Soviet Ukraine 1919–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
 Ukraine 1991–present

Named in honor of the Polish King Sigismund III, Krolevets was founded in 1601, and it was originally part of Poland. The original name was written as Krolewac (Krulevats). In 1644, it was granted Magdeburg city rights by Polish King Władysław IV Vasa. Krolevets was annexed by the Tsardom of Russia in 1667 (Truce of Andrusovo).

In 1802, it was incorporated into the Chernihiv Governorate.

A local newspaper is published in the city since 1919.[2]

During World War II, Krolevets was occupied by the German Army from 3 September 1941 to 1 September 1943.

Population

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Ethnicity

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Ethnic composition according to the 2001 Ukrainian census:[3][4]

Ethnic groups in Krolevets
percent
Ukrainians
94.98%
Russians
4.39%
Belarusians
0.19%
others
0.12%

Language

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Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[5]

Language Number Percentage
Ukrainian 23 884 95.14%
Russian 1 173 4.67%
Other or undecided 46 0.19%
Total 25 103 100.00%

Transportation

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Krolevets is situated on the Kyiv — Moscow railway and autoroute. Distance from Kyiv — approx. 260 km (161.56 mi). Distance to Russian border — approx. 80 km (49.71 mi).

Nature

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Unique apple tree growing in Krolevets

Krolevets is the location of a unique apple tree, which has self-propagated into a colony of fifteen family trees that combined cover an area of 1,000 sq. meters (10,763 sq. feet).[6] This self-propagation, where drooping branches create new roots and trunks, has not been observed in other apple trees.

References

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  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. ^ № 3100. Маяк коммунизма // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986—1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.405
  3. ^ "Національний склад міст".
  4. ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України".
  5. ^ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України" (in Ukrainian).
  6. ^ "Ukraine's Unique "Apple Tree Colony" Comprises One Ancient Apple Tree".