| Konotop Конотоп |
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| Country | Ukraine | ||
| Oblast | Sumy | ||
| Founded | 1635 | ||
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| - Total | 103 km² (39. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 8 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) | ||
| Population (January 1, 2004) | |||
| - Total | 95,900 | ||
| Website: http://www.konotop-rada.gov.ua/ | |||
Konotop (Ukrainian: Конотоп) is a city in northern Ukraine within the Sumy Oblast. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Sumy Oblast (Сумська область translit Sums’ka oblast’; also referred to as Sumshchyna - Сумщина is an oblast Konotop is the center of the Konotop Raion (district), and is located about 129km from Sumy, the Oblast capital. Districts are a type of Administrative division, in some countries managed by a Local government. Sumy (Суми Сумы is a City on the Psel River in Ukraine, and the Capital of the Sumy Oblast. It is host to Konotop air base.
History
During the beginning of the 17th Century, Ukrainian Cossacks were first based in that area. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The Cossacks (Каза́ки́ Kazaki; Козаки́ Kozaki; Kozacy are a group of martial people living in the southern Steppe regions of Eastern The settlement was first mentioned in 1635 in various documents as Novoselitsa. In 1642 a Polish fortress was built in that place named after the river Konotopka. Probably the river disappeared, and another one was created, Yezuch. The fortification became a key point in the struggle against the Moscow state. Some historians suppose that Konotop was inhabited even before the Tatar-Mongolian invasion. A legend says that during the Tatar cavalry movement in this region many horses and warriors drowned in the swamps, that's why the area was named "Konotop" - a swampy land or a horse-ford where horses drowned.
There is another legend about the origination of the name. According to it, there was an accident with tsaritsa (queen), whose carriage and escort got stuck and drowned in this swampy land. The tsaritsa was rescued, but her possessions and guards were lost. She asked, "what is this place, where horses drown?" So it was called Konotop.
In 1659 the Battle of Konotop took place near the city, in which Poles, Crimean Tatars, and Ukrainian Cossacks lead by Ivan Vyhovsky defeated Russian-Ukrainian forces. The Battle of Konotop (also known as Battle of Sosnivka) was a battle fought between the Hetman of Ukraine Ivan Vyhovsky and his allies and The Cossacks (Каза́ки́ Kazaki; Козаки́ Kozaki; Kozacy are a group of martial people living in the southern Steppe regions of Eastern Ivan Vyhovsky ( Ukrainian: Іван Виговський Polish: Iwan Wyhowski (?-1664 was a Hetman (or otoman) of the Ukrainian In 1782 Konotop was granted municipal rights. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Economy and Transport
Konotop is an important mechanical engineering center, food production center, and an important transportation center. Various railroad connections from Konotop are: Bakhmach-Kiev, and Bryansk-Sumy/Belgrade. Bakhmach (Бахмач is a city located in the Chernihiv Oblast ( province) in northern Ukraine. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Bryansk01jpg|thumb|left|200px|Forest Museum in Bryansk]]Ziu-9 Bryansk 2056 Sumy (Суми Сумы is a City on the Psel River in Ukraine, and the Capital of the Sumy Oblast. Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. The city has a tramway, which is the smallest city in the country with its own tram system. A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train
External links
- (Ukrainian) Official website
- (Ukrainian) Unofficial website
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