Synivka (Ukrainian: Синівка) is a village in Romny Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Synivka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is 1,267 (as of 2024).[1]

Synivka
Синівка
Flag of Synivka
Synivka is located in Sumy Oblast
Synivka
Synivka
Location of Synivka in Sumy Oblast
Synivka is located in Ukraine
Synivka
Synivka
Location of Synivka in Ukraine
Coordinates: 50°32′22″N 34°05′34″E / 50.53944°N 34.09278°E / 50.53944; 34.09278
Country Ukraine
Oblast Sumy Oblast
Raion Romny Raion
HromadaSynivka rural hromada
First mentioned1669
Population
1,267

History

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Synivka was first mentioned in 1669. According to local legend, its name derives from the phrase "Land of the Sons of Veletskyi" (Ukrainian: Земля синів Велецького, romanized: Zemlia syniv Veletskoho), after a noble family which had been given ownership of the village by Hetman of the Zaporizhian Host Ivan Skoropadsky.[2]

Synivka was taken over by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in January 1918, and a kolkhoz named after Vladimir Lenin was established in the village afterwards. During World War II two partisan groups were established, including a group of Komsomol members led by M. Artiukh, which was responsible for killing 20 German soldiers and officers. A total of 165 residents were killed during the war.[3]

Prior to the 2020 administrative division reform in Ukraine, Synivka was part of Lypova Dolyna Raion.[3]

A series of protests occurred in the village in 2020, in opposition to the plowing of fields. The protesters cited livestock grazing as a reason for their opposition to the plowing.[4]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Синівська громада" [Synivka hromada]. gromada.info (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Історична довідка" [Historical information]. Synivka rural hromada (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Синівка, Липоводолинський район, Сумська область" [Synivka, Lypova Dolyna Raion, Sumy Oblast]. History of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. ^ Hordus, Natalia (19 May 2020). "Жителі села Синівка на Сумщині протестують проти розорювання пасовищ" [Residents of Synivka village in Sumshchyna protest against plowing of fields]. Suspilne. Retrieved 4 January 2024.