Olyshivka

Rural locality in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine

Rural settlement in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine

Olyshivka Олишівка
Rural settlement
Coat of arms
51°13′17″N 31°19′58″E / 51.22139°N 31.33278°E / 51.22139; 31.33278
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Chernihiv Oblast
Raion	Chernihiv Raion
Population (2022)^[1]
• Total	1,794
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Olyshivka (Ukrainian: Олишівка; Russian: Олишевка) is arural settlement in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. It is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the city of Chernihiv. It hosts the administration of Olyshivka settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[2] Population: 1,794 (2022 estimate).^[1]

Until 26 January 2024, Olyshivka was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Olyshivka became a rural settlement.^[3]

Economy

Transportation

Olyshivka has access to the Highway M01, connecting Chernihiv and Kyiv. In the other direction, the road connects Olyshivka with Kulykivka.

Notable people

Vitaliy Masol (1928–2018), Soviet-Ukrainian politician, Head of the Council of Ministers 1987–1990, Prime Minister 1994–1995

References

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "Олишевская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.