Lyubech

Lyubech
Любеч
	Lyubech
Basic data
Oblast :	Chernihiv Oblast
Rajon :	Ripky District
Height :	no information
Area :	5.83 km²
Residents :	2,624 (2004)
Population density :	450 inhabitants per km²
Postcodes :	15041-15042
Area code :	+380 4641
Geographic location :	51 ° 41 ′  N , 30 ° 37 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 41 ′ 0 ″  N , 30 ° 37 ′ 0 ″  E
KOATUU :	7424456000
Administrative structure :	1 urban-type settlement , 1 village, 1 settlement
Mayor :	Borys Strelzow
Address:	вул. Красна площа 3 15041 смт. Любеч
Statistical information
Lyubech

Lyubetsch ( Ukrainian and Russian Любеч ; Polish Lubecz ) is an urban-type settlement on the banks of the Dnieper in the Ukrainian Oblast of Chernihiv with around 2500 inhabitants (as of 2005).

history

The city was first mentioned in writing in 882. In the times of the Kievan Rus , Lyubetsch was an important fortress and residence of the princes of Kiev and Chernihiv . In 1097 the Lyubetsch Prince's Day took place here.

local community

Administratively, the settlement is divided into the main town in the village Kukari (Кукарі) and the settlement Hirky (Гірки).

Sons and daughters of the village

• Anthony of Kiev (983-1073), Orthodox monk, monastery founder and saint

coat of arms

Description: In red, a slanted silver wickerwork grid .