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{{Short description|Urban locality in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine}}
{{Short description|Rural locality in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine}}
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'''Vilcha''' ({{lang-uk|Вільча}}, {{lang-ru|Вильча}}) is a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[urban-type settlement]] in [[Chuhuiv Raion]] (prior to 2020 in [[Vovchansk Raion]])<ref>[https://m.glavcom.ua/publications/kudi-znikayut-rayoni-pislyamova-do-guchnoji-reformi-zelenskogo-697326.html Where did 354 districts disappear to? Anatomy of loud reform], [[Glavcom]] (7 August 2020) {{in lang|uk}}</ref> in [[Kharkiv Oblast]].<ref name=rada>{{in lang|uk}} [http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/z7502/A005?rdat1=09.06.2009&rf7571=32734 Vilcha] on [[Verkhovna Rada]] website</ref> Population: {{Ua-pop-est2020|1,679}}
'''Vilcha''' ({{lang-uk|Вільча}}) is a [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements|rural settlement]] in [[Chuhuiv Raion]] (prior to 2020 in [[Vovchansk Raion]])<ref>[https://m.glavcom.ua/publications/kudi-znikayut-rayoni-pislyamova-do-guchnoji-reformi-zelenskogo-697326.html Where did 354 districts disappear to? Anatomy of loud reform], [[Glavcom]] (7 August 2020) {{in lang|uk}}</ref> in [[Kharkiv Oblast]].<ref name=rada>{{in lang|uk}} [http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/z7502/A005?rdat1=09.06.2009&rf7571=32734 Vilcha] on [[Verkhovna Rada]] website</ref> It belongs to [[Vovchansk urban hromada]], one of the [[hromada]]s of Ukraine.<ref name="admreform_2020_vovchansk">{{cite web |title=Волчанская городская громада|url=https://gromada.info/ru/obschina/vovchanska/ |publisher=Портал об'єднаних громад України |language=ru}}</ref> Population: {{Ua-pop-est2022|1,639|punct=.}}

Until 18 July 2020, Vilcha belonged to [[Vovchansk Raion]]. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Vovchansk Raion was merged into Chuhuiv Raion.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.|url=http://www.golos.com.ua/article/333466|access-date=2020-10-03|date=2020-07-18|website=Голос України|language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Нові райони: карти + склад |url=https://www.minregion.gov.ua/press/news/novi-rajony-karty-sklad/ |publisher=Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України |language=Ukrainian}}</ref> On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished the status of uran-type settlement, and Vilcha became a rural settlement.<ref name="glavnoe">{{cite news |title=Что изменится в Украине с 1 января |url=https://glavnoe.in.ua/ru/novosti/chto-yzmenytsya-v-ukrayne-s-1-yanvarya |work=glavnoe.in.ua |lang=ru| date=1 January 2024}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The [[urban type settlement]], sometimes named ''New Vilcha'', was founded in 1993,<ref name=rada/> when the 2,000 residents of the [[Vilcha, Kyiv Oblast|''Old'' Vilcha]] (709 km far, in [[Kyiv Oblast]]), located 45 km from the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], moved here in the period 1993-1996. Immediately after [[Chernobyl disaster|the accident of 1986]], the "[[Chernobyl Exclusion Zone|Exclusion Zone]]" was recognized only in the area within a radius of 30 km from the nuclear plant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mycityua.com/articles/country/2010/04/26/061605.html|title="The anniversary of the Chernobyl accident: "live" and "dead" villages of Vilcha"}}</ref>Вuilt up with typical cottage-type houses. the idea of creating a [[village]] appeared back in 1989. The Soviet authorities presented Vilcha as a showcase. This is one of the mass settlements of compact residence, where people were settled so that their relatives were next to them. The officials represented the center as industrial. The people were promised to build a bath and laundry plant, a branch of the [[Kharkov Radio Plant]], a [[hotel]], a sports and entertainment center for young people with 400 seats, greenhouses and even a swimming pool.
The [[urban-type settlement]], sometimes named ''New Vilcha'', was founded in 1993,<ref name=rada/> when the 2,000 residents of the [[Vilcha, Kyiv Oblast|''Old'' Vilcha]] (709 km far, in [[Kyiv Oblast]]), located 45 km from the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], moved here in the period 1993-1996. Immediately after [[Chernobyl disaster|the accident of 1986]], the "[[Chernobyl Exclusion Zone|Exclusion Zone]]" was recognized only in the area within a radius of 30 km from the nuclear plant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mycityua.com/articles/country/2010/04/26/061605.html|title="The anniversary of the Chernobyl accident: "live" and "dead" villages of Vilcha"}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
The idea of creating a [[village]] built up with typical cottage-type houses where people were settled so that their relatives were next to them ("[[dachas]]") was conceived back in 1989. The [[Soviet]] authorities presented Vilcha as a showcase for the concept. The center of the village was to be dedicated to an industry along with a laundromat, a branch of the [[Kharkov Radio Plant]], a hotel, a youth sports and entertainment complex with 400 seats, greenhouses and a swimming pool.

=== Russo-Ukrainian War ===
During the initial [[Eastern Ukraine campaign|eastern campaign]] of the 2022 [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], the village was occupied by [[Russia]] during the first days the conflict. It was retaken by [[Ukrainian Ground Forces|Ukrainian forces]] later that year during the [[2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive]]. [[Russian Ground Forces|Russian forces]] began combat operations in the area of Vilcha once again on 10 May 2024 during the [[2024 Kharkiv offensive]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
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[[Category:Urban-type settlements in Kharkiv Oblast]]
[[Category:Rural settlements in Chuhuiv Raion]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1993]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1993]]


Revision as of 00:37, 16 May 2024

Vilcha
Вільча
Rural settlement
Flag of Vilcha
Flag
Coat of arms of Vilcha
Coat of arms
Vilcha is located in Kharkiv Oblast
Vilcha
Vilcha
Location of Vilcha in Kharkiv Oblast
Vilcha is located in Ukraine
Vilcha
Vilcha
Location of Vilcha in Ukraine
Coordinates: 50°14′41″N 36°56′29″E / 50.24472°N 36.94139°E / 50.24472; 36.94139
Country Ukraine
Oblast Kharkiv Oblast
Raion Chuhuiv Raion
Founded1993[1]
Government
 • MayorMykola Lirskyj
Area
[1]
 • Land3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total1,658
 • Density451/km2 (1,170/sq mi)
Postal code
62507[1]
Area code+380 5741

Vilcha (Ukrainian: Вільча) is a Ukrainian rural settlement in Chuhuiv Raion (prior to 2020 in Vovchansk Raion)[2] in Kharkiv Oblast.[1] It belongs to Vovchansk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[3] Population: 1,639 (2022 estimate).[4]

Until 18 July 2020, Vilcha belonged to Vovchansk Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Vovchansk Raion was merged into Chuhuiv Raion.[5][6] On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished the status of uran-type settlement, and Vilcha became a rural settlement.[7]

History

The urban-type settlement, sometimes named New Vilcha, was founded in 1993,[1] when the 2,000 residents of the Old Vilcha (709 km far, in Kyiv Oblast), located 45 km from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, moved here in the period 1993-1996. Immediately after the accident of 1986, the "Exclusion Zone" was recognized only in the area within a radius of 30 km from the nuclear plant.[8]

The idea of creating a village built up with typical cottage-type houses where people were settled so that their relatives were next to them ("dachas") was conceived back in 1989. The Soviet authorities presented Vilcha as a showcase for the concept. The center of the village was to be dedicated to an industry along with a laundromat, a branch of the Kharkov Radio Plant, a hotel, a youth sports and entertainment complex with 400 seats, greenhouses and a swimming pool.

Russo-Ukrainian War

During the initial eastern campaign of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the village was occupied by Russia during the first days the conflict. It was retaken by Ukrainian forces later that year during the 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive. Russian forces began combat operations in the area of Vilcha once again on 10 May 2024 during the 2024 Kharkiv offensive.

Geography

Located 6 km south of Vovchansk, and not too far from the borders with the Russian Oblast of Belgorod; Vilcha it is served by the provincial highway T2104, and by Harbuzivka railway station, on Belgorod-Kupiansk line.[9] The town is 20 km far from Bilyi Kolodiaz, 26 from Staryi Saltiv, 52 from Velykyi Burluk, 56 from Belgorod and 71 from Kharkiv.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e (in Ukrainian) Vilcha on Verkhovna Rada website
  2. ^ Where did 354 districts disappear to? Anatomy of loud reform, Glavcom (7 August 2020) (in Ukrainian)
  3. ^ "Волчанская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  6. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
  7. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
  8. ^ ""The anniversary of the Chernobyl accident: "live" and "dead" villages of Vilcha"".[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ 168175776 Vilcha on OpenStreetMap

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