Country Ukraine Municipality Ripky township council Area code(s) (+380) Area 7.33 km² | Oblast Chernihiv Oblast Postal code 14000 Vehicle registration CB / 25 Population 7,226 (2015) | |
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Ripky (Ukrainian: Ріпки) is an urban-type settlement in Chernihiv Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Ripky Raion. The village of Hlynenka is subordinated to Ripky. Population: 7,226 (2015 est.)
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Map of Ripky, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine
History
First mentioned in 1607. The population of Ripky actively participated in the national liberation struggle led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky. The town was a Royiska Sotnia (village Royische near Chernihiv) Chernihiv Regiment at the beginning of the XIX century. - Parish center. In 1905-1907 Ripky was the center for the revolutionary actions of the peasants. During the Civil War many of the residents acted as guerrilla groups, which entered the Bogunskiy regiment. In 1943 residents acted as underground district committees of the party and guerrilla group.
September 26, 1943 Nazi troops were driven out of Ripky by the Red Army.
Since 1958 Ripky has remained an urban village.
Infrastructure
Through the village passes the highways E|95 and М|01.