Hushchyn (Ukrainian: Гущин) is a village in Ukraine, in Kyinka rural hromada of Chernihiv Oblast, Chernihiv Raion. It is located at a distance of about 7 km from Chernihiv. The population is 111 people. Until 2018, the local self-government body was the Kyinsk Village Council. Hushchyn has been known as a farm since 1634, mentioned among the possessions of Chernihiv mayor Marcin Kalinowski.[1]
Hushchyn
Гущин | |
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Village | |
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| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Chernihiv Oblast |
| Raion | Chernihiv Raion |
| Hromada | Kyinka rural hromada |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.369 km2 (0.142 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 111 |
| • Density | 300.81/km2 (779.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Within the boundaries of the village of Gushchin, on the ledge of the left bank of the Belous River, opposite the village of Kienka, there is a settlement on the north and west, bounded by the river valley, and on the southeast, fortified by a rampart and a ditch. There is a modern cemetery on the site. There is a simultaneous settlement nearby.[2]
References
edit- ^ Ляшев О. Козаки та селяни с. Роїща Роїської сотні Чернігівського полку. — Чернігів, 2013. — С. 112 (in Russian)
- ^ Fortifications in the Desna River basin. Part 3. Archived 2020-09-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
External links
edit- Website of the Kyinka rural hromada (in Ukrainian)
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