Krolevets
{{Short description|City in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Krolevets
| native_name = {{lang|uk|Кролевець}}
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| image_caption = Krolevets railway station
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| image_shield = Krolevets herb.png
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{UKR}}
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1601
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| population_as_of = 2022
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| population_total = 22111
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| pushpin_map = Ukraine#Ukraine Sumy Oblast
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| coordinates = {{coord|51|33|0|N|33|23|0|E|region:UA|display=inline}}
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| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 41300
| area_code = +38 (05453)
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| website = http://www.krolevets.com
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| subdivision_type1 = Oblast
| subdivision_type2 = Raion
| subdivision_type3 = Hromada
| subdivision_name1 = Sumy Oblast
| subdivision_name2 = Konotop Raion
| subdivision_name3 = Krolevets urban hromada
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Krolevets ({{langx|uk|Кролевець}}, {{IPA|uk|kroleˈwɛtsʲ||Uk-Кролевець.ogg}}; see below for other names) is a city in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. Population: {{Ua-pop-est2022|22,111|.}} In 2024, the population was 20,132.{{Cite web |last=Кролевецька громада 2024 рік |title=dream |url=https://dream.gov.ua/ua/community/62733?fromUri=/communities&fromPage=2&fromFilter%5Blocation%5D=UA59000000000057109 |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=dream.gov.ua}}
Names
The city is also historically known by different names in other languages – {{langx|pl|Królewiec}}; {{langx|ru|Кролевец|Krolieviets}}.
History
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{{flagicon image|Flag of the Cossack Hetmanat.svg}} Cossack Hetmanate 1648–1764
{{flag|Russian Empire}} 1764–1917
{{flagicon image|Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg}} Ukrainian People's Republic 1917–1918
{{flagicon image|Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg}} Ukrainian State 1918
{{flagicon image|Flag of Ukraine (1917–1921).svg}} Ukrainian People's Republic 1918–1919
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1919–1929).svg}} Soviet Ukraine 1919–1922
{{flag|Soviet Union}} 1922–1991
{{flag|Ukraine}} 1991–present
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Named in honor of the Polish King Sigismund III, Krolevets was founded in 1601, and it was originally part of Poland. The original name was written as Krolewac (Krulevats). In 1644, it was granted Magdeburg city rights by Polish King Władysław IV Vasa.{{cite book|author= |title=Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV|year=1883|language=pl|location=Warszawa|page=686}} Krolevets was annexed by the Tsardom of Russia in 1667 (Truce of Andrusovo).
In 1802, it was incorporated into the Chernihiv Governorate. It hosted an annual fair in the late 19th century.
A local newspaper is published in the city since 1919.№ 3100. Маяк коммунизма // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986—1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.405
During World War II, Krolevets was occupied by the German Army from 3 September 1941 to 1 September 1943.
Population
=Ethnicity=
Ethnic composition according to the 2001 Ukrainian census:{{cite web | url=https://datatowel.in.ua/pop-composition/ethnic-cities | title=Національний склад міст }}{{cite web | url=https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/ | title=Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України }}
{{bar box|title=Ethnic groups in Krolevets|titlebar=#ddd|left1=|right1=percent|bars={{bar percent|Ukrainians|dodgerblue|94.98}}
{{bar percent|Russians|purple|4.39}}
{{bar percent|Belarusians|red|0.19}}
{{bar percent|others|gray|0.12}}}}
=Language=
Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:{{cite web | lang=uk | url=https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/ | title=Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України}}
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! Number ! Percentage | |
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| Ukrainian
| align="right"| 23 884 | align="right"| 95.14% |
| Russian
| align="right"| 1 173 | align="right"| 4.67% |
| Other or undecided
| align="right"| 46 | align="right"| 0.19% |
| Total
| align="right"| 25 103 | align="right"| 100.00% |
Transportation
Krolevets is situated on the Kyiv — Moscow railway and autoroute. Distance from Kyiv — approx. {{convert|260|km|2|abbr=on}}. Distance to Russian border — approx. {{convert|80|km|2|abbr=on}}.
Nature
File:«Яблуня-колонія», ботанічна пам'ятка природи.JPG
Krolevets is the location of a unique apple tree, which has self-propagated into a colony of fifteen family trees that combined cover an area of 1,000 sq. meters (10,763 sq. feet).{{Cite web|url=http://www.dogonews.com/2015/9/25/ukraines-unique-apple-tree-colony-comprises-one-ancient-apple-tree|title = Ukraine's Unique "Apple Tree Colony" Comprises One Ancient Apple Tree}} This self-propagation, where drooping branches create new roots and trunks, has not been observed in other apple trees.
References
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{{Sumy Oblast}}
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Category:Cities in Sumy Oblast
Category:1600s establishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Category:Populated places established in 1601
Category:Cities of district significance in Ukraine
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