Kozacha Lopan

Kozacha Lopan Козача Лопань
Rural settlement
Church of Saint Archangel Michael
Kozacha Lopan Location in Kharkiv Oblast Show map of Kharkiv Oblast Kozacha Lopan Location in Ukraine Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 50°19′55″N 36°11′37″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kharkiv Oblast
Raion	Kharkiv Raion
Hromada	Derhachi urban hromada
Area
• Total	0.96 km^2 (0.37 sq mi)
Elevation	144 m (472 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	4,935
• Density	5,100/km^2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Post Code	62312
Area code	+380 5763

Kozacha Lopan (Ukrainian: Козача Лопань, pronounced [koˈzɑt͡ʃɐ ˈlɔpɐnʲ], Russian: Казачья Лопань) is a rural settlement in Kharkiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the banks of the Lopan in the drainage basin of the Don, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the border with Russia. Kozacha Lopan belongs to Derhachi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 4,935 (2022 estimate).[2]

History

Until 18 July 2020, Kozacha Lopan belonged to Derhachi 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 Derhachi Raion was merged into Kharkiv Raion.[3][4]

In March 2022, after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the settlement was occupied by the Russian army. As part of the invasion, Russian forces shelled residential areas in Kozacha Lopan.[5] On 11 September, the local authorities reported that the Ukrainian army had recaptured Kozacha Lopan.[6]

Until 26 January 2024, Kozacha Lopan was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Kozacha Lopan became a rural settlement.[7]

Economy

Transportation

Kozacha Lopan railway station is on the railway connecting Kharkiv and Belgorod. There is local passenger traffic in the direction of Kharkiv, and long-distance trains connecting Kharkiv with Russia. Kozacha Lopan is the last station on the Ukrainian side, and here border and custom controls take place.

The settlement has road access to Highway M20 which connects Kharkiv with the Russian border and continues across the border to Belgorod.

References

1. "Дергачевская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
2. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
3. "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
4. "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
5. "BREAKING: 11 year sentence for two Russian soldiers following war crimes in Ukraine". 31 May 2022.
6. "Ukrainian Armed Forces liberate Kozacha Lopan in Kharkiv Oblast – local authorities". Ukrainska Pravda. 11 September 2022.
7. "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.