Birky, Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast

Village in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Birky

Бірки

village

Birky

Location of Birky

Coordinates: 49°43′05″N 36°03′19″E﻿ / ﻿49.71806°N 36.05528°E﻿ / 49.71806; 36.05528
Country|  Ukraine
Oblast|  Kharkiv Oblast
Raion|  Chuhuiv Raion
Founded| 1659
Area

• Total

| 1.31 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Population

(2001)

• Total

| 2,936
• Density| 2,241.220/km2 (5,804.73/sq mi)

Birky (Ukrainian: Бірки; Russian: Борки) is a selo in Chuhuiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, with a population of 2936 in 2001. Birky belongs to Zmiiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1]

## History

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The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Birky was destroyed during the Second World War.

1321 persons were recorded in 1864.[2] Railway opened in 1869. This was the site of the Borki train disaster in 1888, which nearly killed Emperor Alexander III of Russia. 2791 residents were living here in 1914.[3]

Until 18 July 2020, Birky belonged to Zmiiv 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 Zmiiv Raion was merged into Chuhuiv Raion.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ "Змиевская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
2. ^ Harkovskaya province. List of populated seats in Detail 1864 year (Список населенных мест по сведениям 1864 года). St. Petersburg, 1869 (in Russian)
3. ^ Kharkov e-calendar 1914(Издание губернской типографии). Edition hubernskoy Typography. Kharkiv. 1914 (in Russian)
4. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
5. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.