Sosnytsia
Sosnytsia
Сocниця | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 51°31′52″N 32°29′59″E / 51.53111°N 32.49972°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Chernihiv Oblast |
| Raion | Koriukivka Raion |
| Hromada | Sosnytsia settlement hromada |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.97 km2 (3.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 6,589 |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Area code | +380 4655 |
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Sosnytsia (Ukrainian: Сocниця) is a rural settlement in Koriukivka Raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast (province) in north-central Ukraine. It is located on the west bank of the Ubid River, a tributary of the Desna river, some 90 km (56 mi) from Chernihiv, the oblast center. It hosts the administration of Sosnytsia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 6,589 (2022 estimate).
Sosnytsia was the birthplace of Alexander Dovzhenko, a prominent Ukrainian filmmaker; his original house has been preserved as a museum in Sosnytsia dedicated to his life and work.