Kobyzhcha (Ukrainian: Кобижча; Russian: Кобыжча) is a village in Nizhyn Raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast (province) in northern Ukraine. It belongs to Bobrovytsia urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The village is located on the Trubizh River, a left tributary of the Dnipro.

Kobyzhcha
Town
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°49′N 31°30′E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Chernihiv Oblast
Raion	Nizhyn Raion
Founded	1100
Government
• Mayor	Volodymyr Mykhailovych Poddubnyi
Area
• Total	0.017 km2 (0.007 sq mi)
Elevation	423 m (1,388 ft)
Population
• Total	4,498
• Density	255,840/km2 (662,600/sq mi)
Postal code	17411
Website	Verkhovna Rada website

Kobyzhcha was first founded in 1100. It is located near the Kobyzhcha Railroad Station, the second railroad station in the entire district.

Until 18 July 2020, Kobyzhcha belonged to Bobrovytsia Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five. The area of Bobrovytsia Raion was merged into Nizhyn Raion.[2][3]

References

External links

• Media related to Category:Kobyzhcha at Wikimedia Commons
• kobizhcha.at.ua – Unofficial website of the village Kobyzhcha of Ukraine, generated in 2008.
• Verkhovna Rada website – s. Kobyzhcha Chernihivska oblast, Bobrovytskyi raion
• The murder of the Jews of Kobyzhcha during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.

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На других языках

[de] Kobyschtscha

[ru] Кобыжча