Boryspil Бориспіль | |
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| Coordinates:50°21′N30°57′E / 50.350°N 30.950°E /50.350; 30.950 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kyiv Oblast |
| Raion | Boryspil Raion |
| Hromada | Boryspil urban hromada |
| First mentioned | 1015 |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.01 km2 (14.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 64,117 |
| Area code | +380 4595 |
| Website | http://www.boryspil.osp-ua.info/ |
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Boryspil (Ukrainian:Бориспіль,IPA:[boˈrɪspilʲ]) is a city and the administrative center ofBoryspil Raion inKyiv Oblast (region) in northern and centralUkraine. It hosts the administration ofBoryspil urban hromada, one of thehromadas of Ukraine.[1] The population was estimated as64,117 (2022 estimate).[2]
Official sources state that the city is named after Prince Boris, ofBoris and Gleb, two sons ofVladimir the Great, who were both murdered during the internecine wars of 1015–1019.[3] According toPetro Tronko in hisHistory of cities and villages in Ukrainian SSR, the locality where Boryspil is located was named as "Borysove pole" (Borys's field) when in 1015 a son of Vladimir the Great Borys returning from another raid againstPechenegs died from hands of hired assassins.[4] Others[who?] state that the name of the city is of the Greek origin; it consists of two partsBorys fromBorysthenes (the Greek name forDnieper) andPil fromPolis (the Ukrainized version of the Greek word). The city also has a sister city, Hopkins, Minnesota, US.[5]
The settlement is first mentioned in 1015 in connection with the internecine wars of 1015–1019,[6] and later, in the 12th century, as part of theKyivan Rus (Ruthenia). Sometime after theMongol invasion, most of the Ruthenian territory belonged to theGrand Duchy of Lithuania. The site of the settlement belonged to the King's translator Soltan Albiyevich who in 1508 sold it to the Kyiv Saint Nicholas Hermitage. It is believed that it was then when the settlement received its modern name.
After theUnion of Lublin, the southern regions of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania were passed over to the Polish Crown and in 1590 on decision of theSejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the settlement was given to Wojtech Czonowicki, a senior of theRegistered Cossacks, who later participated in theKosiński uprising. In 1596 the Polish KingSigismund III Vasa transformed the town into a royal estate and there was formed the Boryspol starostwo. Later the same year it was granted theMagdeburg rights (or possiblyLübeck law) and in the town was built aratusz. The Boryspil town's coat of arms contained an image of Saint Stanislav (seeStanislaus of Szczepanów). With extinguishing theNalyvaiko Uprising, the Boryspil starostwo was passed toStanisław Żółkiewski and stayed as the Żółkiewski's family estate until the 1648Khmelnytsky Uprising.
On 14 January 1752 theHetman of Little RussiaKyrylo Rozumovsky has given the town in eternal possession to his brother-in-law Kyiv ColonelYukhym Darahan.
On 2 June 1920 at theBattle of Boryspil Polish-Ukrainian Army defeated theRed Army.
Later in 1920 in the town was established theSoviet regime. There were created fourcollective farms (kolhoz): "Shevchenko Memorial", "Kirov Memorial", "Sickle and Mallet", "Victory".
The town suffered greatly during the Soviet organizedHolodomor when between 1 January 1933 to 1 January 1934 only by official data perished 5,739 among which 266 were infants (less than a year old).
DuringWorld War II, Boryspil was occupied by theGerman Army fromSeptember 23, 1941 to September 23, 1943. Fierce battles were fought around the city during its capture and liberation. During the Nazi occupation, the airfield of the modernBoryspil International Airport was used as a camp forprisoners of war.
In 1956 Boryspil was officially granted thecity status. Currently the city is home to the country's main and biggest airport,Boryspil International Airport (international code KBP) and some minor industry.
Prior to the country-wide administrative reform of 17 July 2020, Boryspil was incorporated as acity of oblast significance, and was not part ofBoryspil Raion, even though theadministrative centre of the raion was located there.
| Climate data for Boryspil (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) | −0.3 (31.5) | 5.4 (41.7) | 14.2 (57.6) | 21.2 (70.2) | 23.9 (75.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.4 (77.7) | 19.4 (66.9) | 12.3 (54.1) | 4.1 (39.4) | −0.1 (31.8) | 12.5 (54.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) | −3.4 (25.9) | 1.4 (34.5) | 9.0 (48.2) | 15.4 (59.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 19.4 (66.9) | 14.0 (57.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | 1.7 (35.1) | −2.6 (27.3) | 8.2 (46.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) | −6.2 (20.8) | −1.9 (28.6) | 4.5 (40.1) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.5 (56.3) | 15.2 (59.4) | 14.1 (57.4) | 9.5 (49.1) | 4.3 (39.7) | −0.7 (30.7) | −4.4 (24.1) | 4.3 (39.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 28.6 (1.13) | 30.5 (1.20) | 31.2 (1.23) | 42.2 (1.66) | 54.9 (2.16) | 74.8 (2.94) | 70.1 (2.76) | 55.0 (2.17) | 58.2 (2.29) | 35.4 (1.39) | 41.4 (1.63) | 37.5 (1.48) | 559.8 (22.04) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 89.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 82.7 | 80.3 | 75.3 | 66.4 | 63.2 | 69.4 | 70.2 | 69.1 | 74.3 | 78.2 | 84.6 | 85.0 | 74.9 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 52.3 | 74.1 | 135.4 | 184.7 | 277.1 | 276.8 | 290.9 | 271.2 | 177.8 | 126.2 | 50.3 | 43.8 | 1,960.6 |
| Source:World Meteorological Organization[7] | |||||||||||||
Aerosvit Airlines had its head office on the grounds ofBoryspil International Airport.
Around the city detours the main European route
E40, particularly theKyiv–Kharkiv highway (part of the national
M 03 route). AlongM 03 betweenKyiv andBoryspil International Airport stretches a modernized motorway.
In the city also starts another national highway
H 08 which connects Boryspil withZaporizhzhia.
It also hostsUkrainian Premier League teamArsenal Kyiv at theKolos Stadium.
People born in Boryspil
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