Lebedyn (Ukrainian: Лебеди́н, pronounced [ɫebeˈdɪn]) is a city in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. Lebedyn is located in Sumy Raion. Before July 2020, Lebedyn served as the administrative center of Lebedyn Raion; it was administratively incorporated as a city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion. Population: 24,238 (2021 est.)[1] An air base is located nearby. The city also has a railway station.
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Lebedyn
Лебедин | |
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Former Lebedyn City Council, built in 1913–1915 | |
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Coordinates: 50°34′59″N 34°28′56″E | |
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Raion | Sumy Raion |
First mentioned | 1654 |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 24,238 |
Website | http://lebedyn.com.ua/ |
Lebedyn was built in 1653 as a small wooden fortress (ostrog) of the Tsardom of Russia.[2]
In 1708 the settlement was a site of executions of Cossacks in Lebedin, in which supporters of Ivan Mazepa were mass executed on the orders of Peter the Great.[3]
Since April 1780 it was the administrative centre of Lebedin uyezd in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
In 1994 an oil plant was opened in Lebedyn.[4]
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Administrative center: Sumy | ||
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