Slobozhanske, Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast

Rural locality in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Rural settlement in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Slobozhanske Слобожанське
Rural settlement
49°35′46″N 36°31′37″E / 49.59611°N 36.52694°E / 49.59611; 36.52694
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kharkiv Oblast
Raion	Chuhuiv Raion
Hromada	Slobozhanske settlement hromada
Population (2022)
• Total	13,675
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Slobozhanske (Ukrainian: Слобожанське, Russian: Слобожанское) is a rural settlement in Chuhuiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located in the valley of the Donets, on its left bank. Slobozhanske hosts the administration of Slobozhanske settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[1] Population: 13,675 (2022 estimate).^[2]

History

Until 4 February 2016 the settlement was known as Komsomolske. On that day, Verkhovna Rada adopted a decision to rename Komsomolske to Slobozhanske according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.^[3] The settlement filed a case stating that the opinions of the inhabitants have been ignored; the court decided against the settlement and kept the new name.^[4]

Until 18 July 2020, Slobozhanske belonged to Zmiiv Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions in Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Zmiiv Raion was merged into Chuhuiv Raion.^[5]^[6]

Until 26 January 2024, Slobozhanske was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Slobozhanske became a rural settlement.^[7] A community discussion in 2023–2024 has concluded that Slobozhanske should become a city and should be renamed to Slobozhansk.^[8]

Economy

Transportation

Slobozhanske railway station, close to the settlement, is on the railway connecting Kharkiv and Lyman via Izium. There is some passenger traffic.

Slobozhanske is connected by roads with Kharkiv and Izium.

Zmiivska thermal power plant is located here.

References

^ "Слобожанская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
^ 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.
^ "В Комсомольском собирают подписи против переименования" (in Russian). Status Quo. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Переименование посёлка Комсомольское в Змиевском районе признано законным". Mediaport.ua (in Russian). 9 December 2016.
^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
^ Khlyvniuk, Anna (2024-02-28). Одне з селищ на Чугуївщині змінить назву та стане містом: подробиці [One of rural settlements in Chuhuiv Raion will change its name and become a city: details]. Slobidskyi Krai (in Ukrainian).