Lubny (Ukrainian:Лубни,pronounced[ɫʊbˈnɪ]) is a city inPoltava Oblast, centralUkraine. It serves as theadministrative center ofLubny Raion. It also hosts the administration ofLubny urban hromada [uk], one of thehromadas of Ukraine.^[2] Population:44,089 (2022 estimate).^[3]

Lubny Лубни
City
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Coordinates:50°01′N33°00′E / 50.017°N 33.000°E /50.017; 33.000
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Poltava Oblast
Raion	Lubny Raion
Hromada	Lubny urban hromada
Founded	1107[1]
Government
• Mayor	Oleksandr Hrycajenko
Area
• Total	45.6 km2 (17.6 sq mi)
Elevation	158 m (518 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	44,089
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EET)
Postal code	37500
Area code	+380 5361
Website	lubnyrada.gov.ua

Lubny is reputed to be one of the oldest cities in Ukraine, allegedly founded in 988 byknyaz (prince)Vladimir the Great (Volodymyr) ofKyiv. The first written record, however, dates from 1107.

Initially, it was a small woodenfortress above theSula River. The fortress quickly grew, and in the 15th or 16th century, it was owned by the powerfulWisniowiecki family. The town was ruled byMagdeburg rights and had acoat of arms.

In 1596, Lubny was the site of the last battle ofSeveryn Nalyvaiko against the Poles. In the 17th century the city was one of the largest in the area. In 1638 it had 2,646 inhabitants.

AfterKhmelnytsky Uprising, between 1648 and 1781, the town was the headquarters of theLubny Cossack Regiment.

In 1782 Lubny became anuyezd center ofKiev Viceroyalty, in 1793 the town was included into Malorossiya Governorate, since 1802 - intoPoltava Governorate^[4]

After arailroad line was constructed through Lubny in 1901, industry grew rapidly and expanded in the city.

A local newspaper («Лубенщина») has been circulating in the city since July 1917.^[5][6]

During theGerman occupation in theSecond World War, Lubny was the centre of majorpartisan (resistance) movement. TwoNazi concentration camps were there.^[7] On 16 October 1941 over a thousand of the city's Jews, including women and children, were massacred by German Einsatzgruppen on the outskirts of the city. The action, all the way until the execution, was thoroughly documented by photographerJohannes Hähle.^[8]

Until 18 July 2020, Lubny was designated as acity of oblast significance and did not belong to Lubny Raion even though it was the center of the raion. As part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Poltava Oblast to four, the city was merged into Lubny Raion.^[9][10]

Today, Lubny is a large industrial and cultural centre. Manyautomotive and farm equipment factories were established during the growth of industry between 1901 and the 1930s. As well, Lubny is a major producer ofmeat andmilk products,furniture andbread. Over 40 types of ice cream are made in themilk factorу, and the Lubny bread is known across Ukraine.

Lubny also has its own soccer team, FC Lubny. Several museums and art galleries are located there, and theLubny institute [uk] district is known for the bookstores that carry a wide variety of technical and non-technical books.

A second local newspaper,Visnyk (Вісник) is published in the city since 1994.

The main landmark of the Lubny District is theMharsky Monastery, with a large six-pillaredUkrainian Baroque cathedral, built in 1684–92 and renovated after a conflagration in 1754, and a neoclassical bell tower, started in 1784 but not completed until 1844.

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  A school in Lubny
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  City stadium
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  Khorol descent
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  Lubny Economic college
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  Veterans' hospital
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  Children's clinic in Lubny
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  City court
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  Old tower in Lubny
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  Taras Shevchenko monument
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  Lubny Forestry College park
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  The monument to 1000-year anniversary of Lubny
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  The church of Virgin Mary's Birthday (19th century)
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  The Mhar's monastery. The cathedral (17th century)
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  The Mhar's monastery. The church

Lubny is divided into eightmicrodistricts, each raion is governed by a specially-appointed secretary, and has its own branch of the police force. The secretaries are responsible for handling issues in their raion.

Distribution of the population by native language according to the2001 census:^[11]

• Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Rutheniuan and Polish notable magnate, the father of the future king of PolandMichael I (1612-1651)
• Szymon Syrski, Polish zoologist (1824–1882)
• Kateryna Skarzhynska, philanthropist and collector of folklore (1852-1932)
• Lyudmila Rudenko, Sovietchess world champion (1904–1986)
• Natalya Meklin, pilot (1922-2005)

Lubny railway station is located in the city.

• (in Ukrainian)Lubny News
• (in Ukrainian)Official city administration site
• History of Jewish Community in Lubny
• The murder of the Jews of Lubny duringWorld War II, atYad Vashem website.