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Korop (Ukrainian: Короп) is an urban-type settlement (town) in Chernihiv Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine, the administrative center of Korop Raion. Population: 5,434 (2015 est.)

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Map of Korop, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine

The name of the town means "carp" in Ukrainian, and the fish is present in the coat of arms and flag of the town.

Korop cited first in hetman's Ostrianytsia universal statement in 1638. Many pre-historic settlements, dated to the 3rd to 5th centuries and the 10th to 13th centuries have been discovered near the town.

Notable people

  • Nikolai Kibalchich, a Russian revolutionary, the main explosive expert who took part in the assassination of Tsar Alexander II of Russia.
  • Demian Mnohohrishny, the hetman of Left-bank Ukraine from 1669 to 1672.
  • Sergei Rudenko, a Soviet marshal of aviation

    • References

    Korop Wikipedia
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