Lebedyn

Lebedyn (Ukrainian and , ) is a city in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. Lebedyn is located in Sumy Raion. Before July 2020, Lebedyn served as the administrative center of Lebedyn Raion; it was administratively incorporated as a city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion. Population: An air base is located nearby. The city also has a railway station.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Lebedyn
Settlement.native_name: Лебедин
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.image_flag: File:Lebedyn prapor.png
Settlement.image_seal: File:Lebedyn gerb.png
Settlement.image_skyline: Міська управа.Лебедин.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Former Lebedyn City Council, built in 1913–1915
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Raion
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Sumy Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sumy Raion
Settlement.population_total: 23892
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.established_date: 1654
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ukraine Sumy Oblast#Ukraine
Settlement.website: http://lebedyn.com.ua/

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== History == Lebedyn was built in 1653 as a small wooden fortress (ostrog) of the Tsardom of Russia. Lebedyn reportedly got its name from the nearby Lebedyn Lake.

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