Kozelets
Kozelets
Козелець | |
|---|---|
| Kozelets | |
The town's main street, with the belltower in the background. | |
| Coordinates: 50°54′0″N 31°07′0″E / 50.90000°N 31.11667°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Chernihiv Oblast |
| Raion | Chernihiv Raion |
| Hromada | Kozelets settlement hromada |
| First mentioned | 1098 |
| Magdeburg rights | 1656 |
| Town status | 1924 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Petro Fedchenko |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.44 km2 (3.26 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 7,496 |
| • Density | 1,037.67/km2 (2,687.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 17003 |
| Area code | +380 4646 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Kozelets (Ukrainian: Козелець, IPA: [kozeˈlɛtsʲ]) is a rural settlement in Chernihiv Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Kozelets settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Kozelets is located on the Oster River, a tributary of the Dnieper. Population: 7,496 (2022 estimate).
The town was first mentioned in written documents in 1098, but its status as an urban-type settlement (one level below that of a city) was granted in 1924.
Notable attractions in the city includes the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin designed in the Ukrainian Baroque style by architects Ivan Hryhorovych-Barskyi and Andrei Kvasov. Kozelets also houses several local food industries, and a veterinary technicum.