Vyshneve Вишневе | |
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 Panorama of Vyshneve | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vyshneve  Vyshneve | |
| Coordinates:50°23′13″N30°21′29″E / 50.38694°N 30.35806°E /50.38694; 30.35806 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kyiv Oblast |
| Raion | Bucha Raion |
| Hromada | Vyshneve urban hromada |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.2 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 42,983 |
| • Density | 1,710/km2 (4,420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Area code | +380 4598 |
| ISO 3166 code | UA-32 |
| Website | vyshneve-rada |
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Vyshneve (Ukrainian:Вишневе,IPA:[wɪʃˈnɛwe]ⓘ) is a city inBucha Raion,Kyiv Oblast,Ukraine, located two kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the capitalKyiv. Vyshneve hosts the administration ofVyshneve urban hromada, one of thehromadas of Ukraine.[1] It has a population of42,983 (2022 estimate).[2]
In 1886, arailway station was built on this site; at the time, the nearest settlement was thevillage of Zhuliany (Жуляни), so the railway station was given the name "Zhuliany" after the village. In 1912, people started settling around the station.
During theRussian Civil War (1917–1921) theRed andWhite armies fought here. The population increased during the times ofJoseph Stalin's forcedcollectivization policies (1928–1940), whenpeasants were settled near the station.
DuringWorld War II, Vyshneve became a battlefield.Soviet and German troops fought there until 8 August 1941. After the war, 365 inhabitants received awards for glory and heroism.
Between 1946–1956 the modern town of Vyshneve was built. A school was opened, a town council was formed and new streets were constructed. By 1960 the population had reached 4000. In 1971 the settlement of Vyshneve was officially proclaimed by the Ukrainian Higher Council (parliament) as atown.
Vyshneve's population was 34,465 at the time of the2001 Ukrainian census. The town has four schools, five kindergartens, a cinema, a clinic, two churches, a hospital and other elements of a modern town.
The chairman of the city is Illya Dikov.[citation needed]
Until 18 July 2020, Vyshneve belonged toKyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion. The raion was abolished that day as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kyiv Oblast to seven. The area of Kyiv-Sviatoshyn Raion was split between Bucha,Fastiv, andObukhiv Raions, with Vyshneve being transferred to Bucha Raion.[3][4]
