Liubech ( Ukrainian and Russian: ; ) is a rural settlement in

Chernihiv Oblast Chernihiv Oblast (), also referred to as Chernihivshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in northern Ukraine. The capital city, administrative center of the oblast is the city of Chernihiv. There are 1,511 sett ...

, northern

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. Liubech is located north of the capital of Ukraine,

Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

, and located near the border with Belarus. It hosts the administration of

Liubech settlement hromada Liubech settlement hromada () is a hromada of Ukraine, located in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast Chernihiv Oblast (), also referred to as Chernihivshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in northern Ukrai ...

, one of the

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s of Ukraine. Population: First mentioned in 882, Liubech later became a town in the Principality of Chernigov.

History

Liubech was first mentioned in 882 when it was captured by

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. In 1018 there was a great battle between the army of the Grand Prince of Kiev Sviatopolk the Accursed and the Prince of Novgorod Yaroslav the Wise who was rushing to seize power in the whole Rus'. In 1097 the

Council of Liubech The Council of Liubech (sometimes referred to as the Liubech Conference) (, ) was one of the best documented princely meetings in Kievan Rus' that took place in Liubech (today in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine) on October 19, 1097. The council ended the ...

, also known as the Congress of Rus' Princes, was held here. It was initiated by Vladimir II Monomakh and divided the land of the

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between the princes. In the 14th century, Liubech became part of the

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. During the negotiations on the

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(1569) King Sigismund II Augustus transferred it to Poland. In 1632, Polish King

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granted Lubecz city rights. It was a royal city of

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. From 1635 to 1667 it was part of the Chernihiv Voivodeship of the Lesser Poland Province of the Polish Crown. St. Anthony of the Caves ( Anthony of Kiev) also known as Antony Pechersky, was born in Liubech in 983. He established the first Ukrainian monastery known now as

Kyiv Pechersk Lavra The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra or Kyievo-Pecherska Lavra (), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic lavra or large monastery of Eastern Christianity that gave its name to the Pecherskyi District where it is located in Kyiv. Sin ...

, and is considered to be the father of East Slavic monasticism. Until 18 July 2020, Liubech belonged to Ripky Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five. The area of Ripky Raion was merged into Chernihiv Raion. Until 26 January 2024, Liubech was designated

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. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Liubech became a rural settlement.

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{{authority control Populated places on the Dnieper in Ukraine Rural settlements in Chernihiv Raion