Slobozhanske, Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast

Rural locality in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

City in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Slobozhanske

Слобожанське

City

Coat of arms

Slobozhanske

Location in Kharkiv Oblast

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Slobozhanske

Location in Ukraine

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Coordinates: 49°35′46″N 36°31′37″E﻿ / ﻿49.59611°N 36.52694°E﻿ / 49.59611; 36.52694
Country|  Ukraine
Oblast| Kharkiv Oblast
Raion| Chuhuiv Raion
Hromada| Slobozhanske urban hromada
Population

(2022)

• Total

| 13,675
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)

Slobozhanske (Ukrainian: Слобожанське, Russian: Слобожанское) is a city in Chuhuiv Raion of Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is located in the valley of the Donets, on its left bank. Slobozhanske hosts the administration of Slobozhanske urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 13,675 (2022 estimate).[2]

## Geography

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The city is located at the Siversky Donets river valley and is located at Lake Lyman.

The populated place is located on territory that in the past was known as Sloboda Ukraine.

## History

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The appearance of the populated place is connected with the construction of the Zmiivska thermal power plant in 1956 and was considered as the so-called Komsomol shock construction project. In 1957, the first two streets were established, and in 1958, a local train station was built.

Until 4 February 2016, the settlement was known as Komsomolske. On that day, Verkhovna Rada adopted a decision to rename Komsomolske to Slobozhanske according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[3] The settlement filed a case stating that the opinions of the inhabitants have been ignored; the court decided against the settlement and kept the new name.[4]

Until 18 July 2020, Slobozhanske 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 in Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Zmiiv Raion was merged into Chuhuiv Raion.[5][6]

Until 26 January 2024, Slobozhanske was designated urban-type settlement. Since there was no Law of Ukraine defining such status for a populated place as urban-type settlement (Law of the Soviet Union), on that day, Slobozhanske's status was redefined as a settlement.[7] A community discussion in 2023–2024 has concluded that Slobozhanske should become a city and should be renamed to Slobozhansk.[8] In the discussions participated 854 people.[8] On 7 May 2024, the draft resolution on granting Slobozhanske city status was registered.[9] On 13 March 2025, the Verkhovna Rada granted the city status to Slobozhanske.[10]

## Economy

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### Transportation

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Slobozhanske railway station, close to the settlement, is on the railway connecting Kharkiv and Lyman via Izium. There is some passenger traffic.

Slobozhanske is connected by roads to Kharkiv and Izium. Through the city runs a local road, P78, which runs parallel to the highway M03 between the above-mentioned cities.

Zmiivska thermal power plant is located here.

## Culture

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### Sport

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There is a local football club, "Enerhetyk," which is financed by the Zmiivska thermal power station. The club competes in regional competitions and sometimes at national amateur competitions.

## References

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1. ^ "Слобожанская 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. ^ "В Комсомольском собирают подписи против переименования" (in Russian). Status Quo. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
4. ^ "Переименование посёлка Комсомольское в Змиевском районе признано законным". Mediaport.ua (in Russian). 9 December 2016.
5. ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
6. ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
7. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
8. ^ a b Khlyvniuk, Anna (2024-02-28). Одне з селищ на Чугуївщині змінить назву та стане містом: подробиці [One of rural settlements in Chuhuiv Raion will change its name and become a city: details]. Slobidskyi Krai (in Ukrainian).
9. ^ Проект Постанови про віднесення селища Слобожанське Чугуївського району Харківської області до категорії міст [Draft resolution on the classification of the rural settlement Slobozhanske, Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast to the category of cities]. Official portal of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
10. ^ Про віднесення селища Слобожанське Чугуївського району Харківської області до категорії міст [On the classification of the rural settlement of Slobozhanske, Chuhuiv Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, to the category of cities]. Official Website of the Parliament of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). 13 March 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.

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Administrative divisions of Kharkiv Oblast

Administrative center: Kharkiv

Raions|

* Berestyn
* Bohodukhiv
* Chuhuiv
* Izium
* Kharkiv
* Kupiansk
* Lozova

Hromadas|

* Balakliia
* Barvinkove
* Bezliudivka
* Biliaivka
* Blyzniuky
* Bohodukhiv
* Borova
* Chkalovske
* Chuhuiv
* Derhachi
* Donets
* Dvorichna
* Izium
* Kehychivka
* Kharkiv
* Kindrashivka
* Kolomak
* Krasnokutsk
* Kunie
* Kupiansk
* Kurylivka
* Liubotyn
* Lozova
* Lyptsi
* Mala Danylivka
* Malynivka
* Merefa
* Natalyne
* Nova Vodolaha
* Novopokrovka
* Oleksiivka
* Oskil
* Pechenihy
* Pervomaiskyi
* Petropavlivka
* Pisochyn
* Pivdenne
* Rohan
* Sakhnovshchyna
* Savyntsi
* Shevchenkove
* Slobozhanske
* Solonytsivka
* Starovirivka
* Staryi Saltiv
* Tsyrkuny
* Valky
* Velykyi Burluk
* Vilkhivka
* Vilkhuvatka
* Vovchansk
* Vysokyi
* Zachepylivka
* Zmiiv
* Zolochiv

Cities|

* Balakliia
* Barvinkove
* Berestyn
* Bohodukhiv
* Chuhuiv
* Derhachi
* Izium
* Kharkiv
* Kupiansk
* Liubotyn
* Lozova
* Merefa
* Pivdenne
* Slobozhanske
* Valky
* Vovchansk
* Zlatopil
* Zmiiv

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