Vysokopillia

Vysokopillia Високопілля
Rural settlement
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Coordinates: 47°29′39″N 33°31′58″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kherson Oblast
Raion	Beryslav Raion
Hromada	Vysokopillia settlement hromada
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Vysokopillia or Vysokopillya (Ukrainian: Високопілля, pronounced [wɪsokoˈp⁽ʲ⁾ilʲːɐ]; Russian: Высокополье) is a rural settlement in Beryslav Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Vysokopillia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Vysokopillia is located between the valleys of the Dnieper and Inhulets rivers, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of the Inhulets. It has a population of 3,801 (2022 estimate).[2]

History

Ukrainian soldiers in reclaimed Vysokopillia in September 2022 during the 2022 Kherson counteroffensive

Vysokopillia was founded as a German colony between 1869 and 1870 (see de:Kolonie Kronau for more information).[3]

Until 18 July 2020, Vysokopillia was the administrative centre of Vysokopillia Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kherson Oblast to five. The area of Vysokopillia Raion was merged into Beryslav Raion.[4][5]

In March 2022,[6] the area was occupied by Russia. The Armed Forces of Ukraine recaptured Vysokopillia on 4 September[6][7] and hoisted the Ukrainian flag near Vysokopillia's hospital as part the 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive.[8] Due to the military fights the settlement was destroyed by ~80%.[9]

Until 26 January 2024, Vysokopillia was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Vysokopillia became a rural settlement.[10]

Demographics

As of 2001, the settlement had a population of 4,699. The linguistic composition was:[11]

Native languages in Vysokopillia Languages percent Ukrainian   93.3% Russian   6.1% Moldovan   0.2% Belarusian   0.1% Armenian   0.1%

Economy

Transportation

Vysokopillia is on a paved road which connects Novovorontsovka and Beryslav, where it has access to Kherson.

Vysokopillia railway station is on the railway line connecting Apostolove and Snihurivka (with further connection to Kherson and Mykolaiv).

See also

• Battle of Kherson
• 2022 Ukrainian southern counteroffensive

References

1. "Vysokopol'skaya gromada" Высокопольская громада [Vysokopolska community]. gromada.info (in Russian).
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. "Kronau, Nikolajew Village Information". Germans from Russia Heritage Society. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010.
4. "Pro utvorennya ta likvidatsiyu rayoniv" Про утворення та ліквідацію районів [About the formation and liquidation of districts]. Holos Ukrayiny (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
5. "Novi rayony: karty + sklad" Нові райони: карти + склад [New districts: maps + warehouse] (in Ukrainian). Ministry of Communities and Territories Development. July 7, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
6. Myroniuk, Anna (July 11, 2022). "Families flee Russian occupation in southern Ukraine: 'I thought I would never see my daughter again'". The Kyiv Independent. Kryvyi Rih. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
7. "The Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated Vysokopillia in Kherson Oblast – Office of the President". Ukrainska Pravda. 4 September 2022.
8. Santora, Marc; Nechepurenko, Ivan (September 7, 2022) [Originally published September 5, 2022]. "Zelensky says two towns in the south have been liberated". The New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
9. "Liberated Vysokopillia (Kherson region) destroyed by 80%". UAcrisis.org. 7 September 2022.
10. "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
11. "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України".