Pidhorodnie ( ), formerly Pidhorodne (), is a

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. It hosts the administration of Pidhorodne urban hromada, one of the

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s of Ukraine. Population: In 2001, the population was 17,763. The populated place is known since 1600 as a "wintering place" (zymivnyk) of Cossacks from

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and carried a name Bohorodytski Khutory (hamlets of Theotokos). Soon after the

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, in 1778 those hamlets were united into a "state military sloboda" of Pidhorodne being located near the newly established

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(before being moved to the right bank of

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). On 12 October 2024, the National Commission of the State Language added Pidhorodne to the list of populated places that should be renamed as part of

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. To comply with the norms of the Ukrainian language, the city was renamed to Pidhorodnie on 18 June 2025.

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