Sosnivka

Sosnivka

Соснівка

Sosnivka

Basic data

Oblast :

Lviv Oblast

Rajon :

Chervonohrad city

Height :

198 m

Area :

1.98 km²

Residents :

11,838 (2004)

Population density :

5,979 inhabitants per km²

Postcodes :

80193

Area code :

+380 3249

Geographic location :

50 ° 18 ′ N , 24 ° 15 ′ E Coordinates: 50 ° 17 ′ 41 ″ N , 24 ° 14 ′ 59 ″ E

KOATUU :

4611870400

Administrative structure :

1 city

Mayor :

Iryna Kharchuk

Address:

вул. Кривоноса 8-а
80193 м. Соснівка

Statistical information

Sosnivka

Sosniwka (Ukrainian Соснівка ; Russian Сосновка / Sosnowka ) is a small town in western Ukraine about 55 kilometers northeast of the oblast capital Lviv on the Bug .

The place was built in 1955 according to plan for the development and processing of coal deposits in the area and was initially named Shaft 5-9 (шахт 5 - 9), later Kirow . On November 19, 1957, it received the status of an urban-type settlement and was renamed Sosniwka at the same time, in 1968 the city charter followed. The name refers to the large pine forests (Ukrainian Сосна / Sosna = "pine"). Administratively, Sosniwka is subordinate to the northern city of Tscherwonohrad .

To the east of the city is a train station on the branch line of the Lviv – Kiverti to Tscherwonohrad line, which was opened in 1915.