Hushchyn

Also known as Gushchin, Huschyn

Hushchyn () is a village in Ukraine, in Kyinka rural hromada of Chernihiv Oblast, Chernihiv Raion, about 7 km from Chernihiv. The population is 111 people. Until 2018, the local self-government body was the Kyinsk Village Council. Hushchyn has been known as a farm since 1634, mentioned among the possessions of Chernihiv mayor Marcin Kalinowski.

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Settlement.name: Hushchyn
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Chernihiv Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Raion
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Chernihiv Raion
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Hromada
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kyinka rural hromada
Settlement.area_total_km2: 0.369
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.population_total: 111
Settlement.population_density_km2: 300.81
Settlement.timezone: EET
Settlement.utc_offset: +2
Settlement.timezone_DST: EEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +3
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal code

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Area: 0.369
Elevation: 114
Image: Гущин, Чернігівський район. Пейзаж з колодязем.JPG

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postal code: 15513
Commons category: Hushchyn
inception: 1634-00-00
P8168: (7255) 1993 VY1

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Within the boundaries of the village of Hushchyv, on the ledge of the left bank of the Bilous River, opposite the village of Kyinka, there is a settlement on the north and west, bounded by the river valley, and on the southeast, fortified by a rampart and a ditch. There is a modern cemetery on the site.