Luhyny
Sign in to saveLuhyny (, , ) is a rural settlement in Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. Prior to 2020, it was the administrative center of the former Luhyny Raion. Population: In 2001, population was 4,692. Its area is 5 km2.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Luhyny
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Rural settlement
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Церква Різдва Богородиці (19ст).JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Church of the Nativity
- Settlement.image_shield
- File:Лугини герб.gif
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ukraine Zhytomyr Oblast#Ukraine
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Oblast
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Zhytomyr Oblast
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Korosten Raion
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 5
- Settlement.population_footnotes
- 3868
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- EET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +2
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 4077
- Area
- 4.78
- Elevation
- 176
- Image
- Церква Різдва Богородиці (19ст).JPG
- Dialing code
- 4161
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- Commons category
- Luhyny
- postal code
- 11300
- P8168
- Cvetnić Brdo
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Luhyny (, , ) is a rural settlement in Korosten Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine. Prior to 2020, it was the administrative center of the former Luhyny Raion. Population: In 2001, population was 4,692. Its area is 5 km2.
==History== Luhyny was founded in 1606, and its name comes from Ukrainian word "луг" ("meadow"), as there are a lot of green places in that area. Luhyny is crossed by a river Zherev (Жерев); the town is surrounded mostly by forests. There are two schools of general education, one musical school and sports school, one hospital, one library and a club. Luhyny also publishes its own newspaper - "Promin" ("Промінь").
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