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Krekhaiv

Krekhaiv
Крехаїв
Krekhaiv is located in Ukraine
Krekhaiv
Krekhaiv
Location within Ukraine
Coordinates: 47°41′4″N 33°16′22″E / 47.68444°N 33.27278°E / 47.68444; 33.27278
Country Ukraine
OblastChernihiv Oblast
RaionChernihiv Raion
Established1480
Area
  Total
53.35 km2 (20.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total
495
  Density9.28/km2 (24.0/sq mi)

Krekhaiv (Ukrainian: Крехаїв) is a village in Ukraine, in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, of Ukraine, located roughly 85 km south of Chernihiv and 30 km north of Kyiv. Until 2020, the local government body was the Krekhaiv Village Council. The village is a part of the Oster urban hromada. The village's population is 418 people.[1]

During the Holodomor at least 371 of the villages residents perished.

Geography

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The village is located on the left bank of the Lyubich River, a tributary of the Desna.

Population

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The population's native language according to the 2001 Ukrainian census.

Native languages in Krekhaiv
Languages percent
Ukrainian
98.23%
Russian
1.77%

Notable residents

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Natalya Zemna, Ukrainian herbalist born here.

References

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  1. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). cg.gov.ua. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2025-06-24. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)