Korop

Korop
Korop; Короп
	Flag Coat of arms

Korop (Ukrainian: Короп) is an urban-type settlement (town) in Chernihiv Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine, the administrative center of Korop Raion.[1] Population is 5,211 (2019 est.)[2]

The name of the town means "carp" in Ukrainian, and the fish is present in the coat of arms and flag of the town.

Korop cited first in hetman's Ostrianytsia universal statement in 1638. Many pre-historic settlements, dated to the 3rd to 5th centuries and the 10th to 13th centuries have been discovered near the town.

Notable people

Nikolai Kibalchich, a Russian revolutionary, the main explosive expert who took part in the assassination of Tsar Alexander II of Russia.
Demian Mnohohrishny, the hetman of Left-bank Ukraine from 1669 to 1672.
Sergei Rudenko, a Soviet marshal of aviation

References

A historical sketch about Korop lands (in Ukrainian)
"Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 23 May 2020.

External links

The murder of the Jews of Korop during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.

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[1] A historical sketch about Korop lands (in Ukrainian)

[ua2019estimate-2] "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 23 May 2020.