Vilshana (Ukrainian: Вільшана) is a village in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It has a population of 1,500 people.
Vilshana
Вільшана | |
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Village | |
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  Vilshana Location of Vilshana within Ukraine  Vilshana Vilshana (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 49°47′29″N 37°45′45″E / 49.79139°N 37.76250°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion | Kupiansk Raion |
| Founded | 1699 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,766 km2 (2,226 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,500 |
| • Density | 260.15/km2 (673.8/sq mi) |
The village has been occupied by Russian troops since February 24, 2022.
Geography
editThe Vilshana River flows into the Oskil River, which is west of the locality. Tavilzhanka is north of the settlement. The elevation is 108 meters.[1]
History
editThe village was founded in 1699. In the 20s of the XIX century, in official documents, the settlement was called Novovilshana, and later Vilshana.
The village suffered as a result of the Holodomor famine of the Ukrainian people carried out by the government of the USSR in 1932–1933, which some have described as a genocide, the number of identified victims in the surrounding area was 113 people.[2]
On June 12, 2020, in accordance with the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 725-p "On the definition of administrative centers and approval of territories of territorial communities of Kharkiv Oblast", it became part of the Dvorichanska settlement community.[3]
On July 17, 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and dissolution of Dvorichina raion, the village became part of the Kupiansk Raion of Kharkiv oblast.[4]
The village is under Russian occupation and is one of the few settlements in Kharkiv Oblast still occupied after the counteroffensive conducted by Ukraine in late 2022.[5]
Social buildings
editAmenities include a school, kindergarten, hospital, library and a club.[6]
Places of interest
edit- Vilshana Branch of the Orthodox Church of the Ascension of the Lord.
- Mass grave of Red Army soldiers. 24 soldiers were buried.
References
edit- ^ "weather.in.ua - погода в с. Вільшана (Харківська область, Дворічанський район) - прогноз погоди в Україні на 3 та 5 днів". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 2014-02-23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-23. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Про визначення адміністративних центрів та затвердження територій територіальних громад Харківської області". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів". Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ Kilner, James (2022-09-17). "Ukraine delivers another blow to Russia as it breaches front line on Oskil River". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
- ^ According to Ukrainian Wikipedia