Brailiv

Brailiv
Браїлів
Trinity Monastery
Brailiv
Location in Vinnytsia Oblast
Brailiv
Location in Ukraine
Country Ukraine
OblastVinnytsia Oblast
RaionZhmerynka Raion
HromadaZhmerynka urban hromada
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
4,382
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Brailiv (Ukrainian: Браїлів) is a rural settlement in Zhmerynka Raion of Vinnytsia Oblast in Ukraine. It is located on the banks of the Riv, a tributary of the Southern Bug. Brailiv belongs to Zhmerynka urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 4,382 (2022 estimate)[2]

History

Brailiv is located in the historical region of Eastern Podillia.[3]

In April 1919 Brailiv was a site of battles between the Sich Riflemen and Bolsheviks. In August of the same year 6th Brigade of the Ukrainian Galician Army fought there against Bolshevik forces.[3]

Until 26 January 2024, Brailiv was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Brailiv became a rural settlement.[4]

Economy

Industry

Brailiv has been historically known as a centre of sugar industry and alcohol production.[3]

Transportation

Brailiv railway station is not located in the urban-type settlement of Brailiv but in the settlement of Brailiv, a couple of kilometers southwest of the urban-type settlement, on the railway connecting Zhmerynka and Vinnytsia. There is some passenger traffic.

The settlement has access to Highway M21 connecting Vinnytsia and Mohyliv-Podilskyi.

References

  1. ^ "Жмеринская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Енциклопедія українознавства. Словникова частина (ЕУ-II). Vol. 1. 1993. pp. 170–173.
  4. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.