Barvinkove () or Barvenkovo () is a city in
Izium Raion
Izium Raion () is a raion (district) in Kharkiv Oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Izium. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast was reduced ...
of
Kharkiv Oblast
Kharkiv Oblast ( uk, Харківська́ о́бласть, translit=Kharkivska oblast), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna ( uk, Ха́рківщина), is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. The oblast borders Russia to the north, Luhan ...
of
Ukraine
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. It hosts the administration of
Barvinkove urban hromada, one of the communities of Ukraine. locally referred to as Barvinkove
Population:
History
Barvinkove was first mentioned in 1653.
Until 18 July 2020, Barvinkove was the administrative center of
Barvinkove Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Barvinkove Raion was merged into Izium Raion.
Gallery
File:IvanBarvinokOtamanOst.jpg, Ataman Ivan Barvinok, founder of Barvinkove
File:PamyatnykBarvinok2.jpg, Memorial plaque to Ivan Barvinok
References
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Cities in Kharkiv Oblast
Cities of district significance in Ukraine
Izyumsky Uyezd
Cities and towns built in the Sloboda Ukraine