Konotop
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| Konotop (Конотоп) |
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| Country | Ukraine | ||
| Oblast | Poltava | ||
| Founded | 1635 | ||
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| - City | 103 km² (39.8 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 171 m (561 ft) | ||
| Population (January 1, 2004) | |||
| - City | 95,900 | ||
| Website: http://sigol-shostka.narod.ru | |||
Konotop (Ukrainian: Конотоп) is a city in northern Ukraine within the Sumy Oblast. Konotop is the center of the Konotop Raion (district), and is located about 129km from Sumy, the Oblast capital. It is host to Konotop air base.
[edit] History
During the beginning of the 17th Century, Ukrainian Cossacks were first based in that area. The settlement was first mentioned in 1635 in various documents, and in 1642 a fortress was built in that place named after the river Konotopka.
In 1659 the Battle of Konotop took place near the city, in which Poles, Crimean Tatars, and Ukrainian Cossacks lead by Ivan Vyhovsky defeated Russian-Ukrainian forces. In 1782 Konotop was granted municipal rights.
[edit] Economy and Transport
Konotop is an important mechanical engineering center, food production center, and an important transportation center. Various railroad connections from Konotop are: Bachmatch-Kiev, and Bryansk-Sumy/Belgrade. The city has a tramway, which is the smallest city in the country with its own tram system.
[edit] External links
- (Ukrainian) Official website
- (Ukrainian) Unofficial website
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Administrative divisions of Sumy Oblast, Ukraine |  |
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Raions: Bilopilskyi | Burynskyi | Belykopysarivskyi | Hlykhivskyi | Konotopskyi | Krasnopilskyi | Korolevskyi | Lebedynskyi | Lypovodolynskyi | Nedryhaylivskyi | Okhtyrskyi | Putyvlskyi | Romenskyi | Seredyno-Budskyi | Sumskyi | Trostyanetskyi | Shostkynskyi | Yampilskyi |
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Cities: Bilopillia | Buryn | Druzhba | Hlukhiv | Konotop | Krolevets | Lebedyn | Okhtyrka | Putyvl | Romny | Seredyna-Buda | Shostka | Sumy | Trostianets | Vorozhba |
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Urban-type settlements: Krasnopillia | Lypova Dolyna | Nedryhayliv | Yampil | Velyka Pysarivka | more... |
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