Kurylivka
Курилівка
Village
Kurylivka village club and library
Kurylivka village club and library
Flag of Kurylivka
Flag
Coat of arms of Kurylivka
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°39′38″N 37°41′54″E / 49.66056°N 37.69833°E / 49.66056; 37.69833
Country Ukraine
Oblast Kharkiv Oblast
Raion Kupiansk Raion
Founded1775
Area
 • Total4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Population
 (2001 census)[1]
 • Total3,351
 • Density750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
63728-63730
Area code+380 5742

Kurylivka (Ukrainian: Курилівка; Russian: Куриловка)) is a village in Kupiansk Raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of eastern Ukraine, at about 113.6 kilometres (70.6 mi) east-southeast from the center of Kharkiv city.

On 25 September 2022 an attack on the vehicles, which carried 31 people attempting to flee fighting in Russian-held territory in northeastern Ukraine, was carried out, resulting in seven survivors.[2]

Population

Language

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[3]

Language Percentage
Ukrainian 78.3%
Russian 21.2%
other/undecided 0.5%

Religion

The Church of St. John the Theologian, probably built in 1625 or late XVIII century, rebuilt in 1836. Destroyed during the retreat of the Russian army in September 2022.[4] Only the bell survived the fire.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Офіційна сторінка Всеукраїнського перепису населення | Банк даних" [All-Ukrainian population census | Database]. ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Aleksander Palikot; Sam Skove (6 October 2022). "In Eastern Ukraine, Survivors Of A Deadly Ambush Recall Their Desperate Escape". rferl.org. RFE/RL. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ↑ https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/
  4. ↑ "Знищена краса: Іоанно-Богословська церква в селі Курилівка на Куп'янщині" (in Ukrainian). Слобідський край. Хронограф. 16 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "От разрушенного оккупантами храма остался только старинный колокол (фото)" (in Russian). Kharkiv Today. 27 December 2022.

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