Khmeliv (Ukrainian: Хмелів) is a village in Romny Raion, Sumy Oblast, in central Ukraine. It is the capital of Khmeliv rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It has a population of 1,540 (As of 2024).[1]

Khmeliv
Хмелів
Monument to Soviet soldiers of World War II in Khmeliv
Monument to Soviet soldiers of World War II in Khmeliv
Coat of arms of Khmeliv
Khmeliv is located in Sumy Oblast
Khmeliv
Khmeliv
Location of Khmeliv in Sumy Oblast
Khmeliv is located in Ukraine
Khmeliv
Khmeliv
Location of Khmeliv in Ukraine
Coordinates: 50°53′25″N 33°29′09″E / 50.89028°N 33.48583°E / 50.89028; 33.48583
Country Ukraine
Oblast Sumy Oblast
Raion Romny Raion
HromadaKhmeliv rural hromada
First mentioned18th century
Population
1,540

History

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Khmeliv was first mentioned in the early 18th century. The village's inhabitants took part in the Russian Revolution of 1905, and the village was later occupied by the Red Army in January 1918.[2] During the Holodomor, at least 160 residents of the village died.[3] A further 217 residents died during World War II.[2]

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Khmeliv took in refugees from other parts of Ukraine.[4]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Хмелівська громада" [Khmeliv hromada]. gromada.info (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Хмелів, Роменський район, Сумська область" [Khmeliv, Romny Raion, Sumy Oblast]. History of Cities and Villages in the Ukrainian SSR (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Хмелів, Роменський район, Cумська область" [Khmeliv, Romny Raion, Sumy Oblast]. National Museum of the Holodomor-Genocide (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Хмелівська громада прийняла у себе три родини переселенців + ФОТО" [Khmeliv hromada takes in three resettled families + PHOTOS]. Romny 24. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.