Sribne () is a

rural settlement The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. ...

Pryluky Raion Pryluky Raion () is a raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at the city of Pryluky. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Ch ...

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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. The Sribne is located in the east of Pryluky raion, within the

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. It hosts the administration of Sribne settlement hromada, one of the

hromada In Ukraine, a hromada () is the main type of municipality and the third level Administrative divisions of Ukraine, local self-government in Ukraine. The current hromadas were established by the Cabinet of ministers of Ukraine, Government of Uk ...

s of Ukraine. Population:

History

Until 18 July 2020, Sribne was the administrative center of Sribne 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 Sribne Raion was merged into Pryluky Raion. Until 26 January 2024, Sribne was designated

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

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

Geography

The Sribne is located in the east of Pryluky raion. The distance from the settlement to

Chernihiv Chernihiv (, ; , ) is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within the oblast. Chernihiv's population is The city was designated as a Hero City of Ukraine ...

is about 230 km. The territory of the Sribne is located within the

. The relief of the settlement's surface is a lowland plain, in places dissected by river valleys. The Udai ( Sula basin) and its tributaries flow through the Silver, and there are many ponds. The climate of Sribne is moderately continental, with warm summers and relatively mild winters. The average temperature in January is about -7°C, and in July - +19°C. The average annual precipitation ranges from 550 to 660 mm, with the highest amount of precipitation in the summer period.Чернігівська область. Географічний атлас. Серія «Моя мала Батьківщина» – 2003 р. ISBN 966-7620-39-5 Retrieved 2025-07-11. The soil cover of the Sribne is dominated by

chernozem Chernozem ( ),; also called black soil, regur soil or black cotton soil, is a black-colored soil containing a high percentage of humus (4% to 16%) and high percentages of phosphorus and ammonia compounds. Chernozem is very fertile soil and can ...

and podzolized soils. The hromada is located the forest steppe, on the

Polesia Polesia, also called Polissia, Polesie, or Polesye, is a natural (geographic) and historical region in Eastern Europe within the East European Plain, including the Belarus–Ukraine border region and part of eastern Poland. This region shou ...

. The main species in the forests are pine, oak, alder, ash, and birch.Чернігівська область. Географічний атлас. Серія «Моя мала Батьківщина» – 2003 р. ISBN 966-7620-39-5 Retrieved 2025-07-11.

Economy

The leading sectors of the Sribne economy are agriculture and food industry. There is a dairy factory in the village of Sribne.Інвестиційний паспорт Срібнянської громади
''sribne-otg.cg.gov.ua'' (Офіційний сайт) Retrieved 2025-07-11.

Transportation

The nearest railway stations are in Pryluky (43 km) and

Romny Romny (, ) is a city in Sumy Oblast, northern Ukraine. It is located on the Romen River. Romny serves as the administrative centre of Romny Raion and hosts the administration of , one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: History The city w ...

(44 km). The national highway H07 Kyiv-Sumy-

Yunakivka Yunakivka is a village in Sumy Raion, Sumy Oblast. It is the capital of Yunakivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is 12 (). History Yunakivka was founded in 1685 by sotnik S. Yunok, comprising lands he owned w ...

passes in the north of the village.

References

{{authority control Priluksky Uyezd Rural settlements in Pryluky Raion