Ripky

Ripky (Ukrainian: Ріпки) is a rural settlement in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. The village of Hlynenka is subordinated to Ripky. It hosts the administration of Ripky settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.^[2] Population: 6,643 (2022 estimate).^[1]

Ripky Ріпки
Rural settlement
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Coordinates: 51°47′58″N 31°5′0″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Chernihiv Oblast
Raion	Chernihiv Raion
First mentioned	1607
Area
• Total	7.33 km2 (2.83 sq mi)
Elevation	139 m (456 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	6,643
• Density	910/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Postal code	15000
Area code	+380 4641
Vehicle registration	CB / 25

History

Ripky is first mentioned in written sources in 1607. The population of Ripky actively participated in the national liberation struggle led by Bohdan Khmelnytsky. The town was a Royiska Sotnia (village Royische near Chernihiv) Chernihiv Regiment at the beginning of the 19th century. - Parish center.^{[citation needed]}

In 1905-1907 Ripky was a center for the revolutionary actions of the peasants. During the Russian Civil War many of the residents acted as guerrilla groups, which entered the Bogunskiy regiment.^{[citation needed]}

In 1943 residents acted as underground district committees of the party and guerrilla group. On September 26, 1943, Nazi troops were driven out of Ripky by the Red Army.^{[citation needed]}

In 1958, Ripky was designated an urban-type settlement.^{[citation needed]}

Until 18 July 2020, Ripky was the administrative center of Ripky Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernihiv Oblast to five. The area of Ripky Raion was merged into Chernihiv Raion.^[3][4]

There were clashes in Ripky between the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the invading Russian Armed Forces in the area from 24 February 2022, with multiple Russian convoys destroyed in ongoing clashes.^{[5][better source needed]}

Until 26 January 2024, Ripky was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Ripky became a rural settlement.^[6]

Geography

Demographics

Population

1959	1979	1989	2001	2016
5297	6319	7440	8006	7226

Language

Per 2001 census:

Ukrainian	Russian
94,92%	4,66%

Economy

Culture

Government

Education