Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 33.4 km² Local time Sunday 4:57 AM | Founded 1655 Postal code 63700-63709 Population 29,595 (2012) | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind SE at 19 km/h, 88% Humidity | ||
Kupiansk (Ukrainian: Ку́п'янськ, translit. Kupyans’k, Russian: Ку́пянск, Kupyansk), is a city in the Kharkiv Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Kupiansk Raion (district), the city itself is directly subordinated to the oblast, and is an important railroad junction in the oblast.
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Map of Kupiansk, Kharkivska, Ukraine
The current estimated population is around 32,449 (as of 2001).
Overview
Kupiansk was occupied during World War II by the German Army from July 24, 1942 to February 3, 1943
Kupiansk is divided into three subparts, known as: Kupyansk-Gorod (main part of town), Kupyansk-Uzlovoi (where the train station is), and Kovsharovka.
The train station is a border station between Ukraine and Russia.
Kupyansk-Gorod is about 2 1/2 hours from Kharkiv. You can take the train, a car, the bus, or the electrichka.