Lypovets
Lypovets (Ukrainian: Липовець) is a town in Vinnytsia Raion, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. Until the administrative reform of 2020, it served as the administrative center of the former Lypovets Raion. Population: 7,958 (2022 est.).[1]
Lypovets
Липовець | |
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 Lypovets skyline | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Lypovets Map of Ukraine with Lypovets highlighted  Lypovets Lypovets (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 49°13′15″N 29°03′25″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Vinnytsia Oblast |
| Raion | Vinnytsia Raion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.33 km2 (3.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 242 m (794 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 7,958 |
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Lypovets' |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 22500-22505 |
| Area code | +380-4358 |
History
It was the administrative center of Lypovets uyezd in Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire.
During World War II, Lypovets was occupied by Nazi German troops, from 1941, to 1944. As a result of this occupation, Lypovets was the site of a battle between the Soviet Union and the Slovak State. The battle ended with a Slovak victory, with a cumulative casualty count of nearly 700.
In January 1989 the population was 9764 people[2]
In January 2013 the population was 8727 people.[3]
Gallery
Lypovets district executive committee
Sports ground
Employment centre in Lypovets
Palace of culture
Notable people
- Pyotr Stolyarsky (1871 – 1944), Soviet violinist and pedagogue
References
- 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.
- Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
- "Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.43" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
External links
- Website «Наш Липовець»
- The murder of the Jews of Lypovets during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
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