Brailiv
Brailiv
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Brailiv Location in Vinnytsia Oblast Brailiv Location in Ukraine | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Vinnytsia Oblast |
| Raion | Zhmerynka Raion |
| Hromada | Zhmerynka urban hromada |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 4,382 |
| Time zone | UTC+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
- ^ "Жмеринская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Енциклопедія українознавства. Словникова частина (ЕУ-II). Vol. 1. 1993. pp. 170–173.
- ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.