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{{short description|City in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine}}
{{About|a city in [[Kharkiv Oblast]]|other populated places, particularly in [[Poland]]|Lubotyn (disambiguation)|other populated localities with the Russian-like transliteration|Lubotin (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Liubotyn
| native_name        = Люботин
| other_name         =
| image_skyline      = St. Nicholas Church, Lyubotyn.jpg
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| image_caption      = St. Nicholas Church in Liubotyn
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| pushpin_label      = Liubotyn
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| coordinates        = {{coord|49|56|54|N|35|55|46|E|display=it|type:city_source:ruwiki}}
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{UKR}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[Oblasts of Ukraine|Oblast]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Kharkiv Oblast]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[Raions of Ukraine|Raion]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Kharkiv Raion]]
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        =
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1650
| area_total_km2     = 31.1
| population_as_of   = 2022
| population_total   = 20001
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone           = EET
| utc_offset         = +2
| timezone_DST       = EEST
| utc_offset_DST     = +3
| postal_code_type   = Postal code
| postal_code        = 62433-62436
| website            = [https://web.archive.org/web/20110511153506/http://lubotin.com/ Archived]
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| subdivision_type3  = [[Hromada]]
| subdivision_name3  = [[Liubotyn urban hromada]]
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'''Liubotyn''' or '''Lyubotyn''' ({{langx|uk|Люботин}}, {{IPA|uk|lʲʊboˈtɪn|pron}}; {{langx|ru|Люботин|Lyubotin}}) is a [[List of cities in Ukraine|city]] in [[Kharkiv Raion]], [[Kharkiv Oblast]], eastern [[Ukraine]]. It hosts the administration of [[Liubotyn urban hromada]], one of the [[hromada]]s of Ukraine.<ref name="admreform_2020_liubotyn">{{cite web |title=Люботинская городская громада |url=https://gromada.info/ru/obschina/lubotyn/ |publisher=Портал об'єднаних громад України |language=ru}}</ref> Population: {{Ua-pop-est2022|20,001|punct=.}}
==History==
The city was established in 1650 by Ukrainian [[Cossacks]] from the [[right-bank Ukraine]].
During [[World War II]], Liubotyn was under [[Nazi Germany|German]] occupation from 20 October 1941 to 22 February 1943 and again from 9 March to 29 August 1943.
The central square in Liubotyn is Soborna Square. It is the central park, next to which is the old princely park of the early 19th century in the English style. The park has many entertainment venues and a memorial to those who died in World War II, built in 2006.<ref>Манько О. (2019). Люботин у цифрах і фактах. ''Цікавий Люботин'' (№ 1'). с. 1.</ref> The city's pride is the longest covered pedestrian railway bridge in Europe, with a total length of 260 meters. There are three Orthodox churches in the city: in Staryi Liubotyn (early 19th century), in [[Khedive's Palace|Hiiivka]] (early 19th century), and in the city center (early 20th century).
Until 18 July 2020, Liubotyn was incorporated as a [[city of regional significance (Ukraine)|city of oblast significance]] and the center of Liubotyn Municipality. The municipality was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Kharkiv Oblast to seven. The area of Liubotyn Municipality was merged into Kharkiv Raion.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.|url=http://www.golos.com.ua/article/333466|access-date=2020-10-03|date=2020-07-18|website=Голос України|language=uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Нові райони: карти + склад |url=https://www.minregion.gov.ua/press/news/novi-rajony-karty-sklad/ |publisher=Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України |language=Ukrainian}}</ref>
On June 19, 2022, at about 23:30, the military of the aggressor country fired a rocket at Liubotyn. As a result of two explosions, the lyceum of railway transport, where the center for the distribution of humanitarian aid was located, was damaged. A number of private houses were damaged by the shock wave and debris.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-regions/3511157-pid-harkovom-rosiani-vdarili-raketou-po-navcalnomu-zakladu-de-vidavalasa-gumanitarka.html|title=Під Харковом росіяни вдарили ракетою по навчальному закладу, де видавалася гуманітарка|publisher=Укрінформ|date=2022-06-20|accessdate=21 June 2022|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621144433/https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-regions/3511157-pid-harkovom-rosiani-vdarili-raketou-po-navcalnomu-zakladu-de-vidavalasa-gumanitarka.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://suspilne.media/252020-obstril-navcalnogo-zakladu-pid-harkovom-u-budivli-perebuvala-zinka-foto-naslidkiv/|title=Ракетний обстріл навчального закладу в Люботині під Харковом — фото наслідків|date=2022-06-20|publisher=Суспільне|accessdate=23 June 2022|archive-date=23 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623022303/https://suspilne.media/252020-obstril-navcalnogo-zakladu-pid-harkovom-u-budivli-perebuvala-zinka-foto-naslidkiv/}}</ref>
==Demographics==
Ethnic compostion according to the [[2001 Ukrainian census|Ukrainian national census]] in 2001:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Національний склад міст |url=https://datatowel.in.ua/pop-composition/ethnic-cities |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Datatowel.in.ua |language=uk}}</ref>
{{bar box|title=Ethnic groups in Liubotyn|titlebar=#ddd|left1=|right1=percent|bars={{bar percent|[[Ukrainians]]|dodgerblue|89.65}}
{{bar percent|[[Russians in Ukraine|Russians]]|purple|8.40}}
{{bar percent|[[Belarusians]]|red|0.30}}
{{bar percent|[[Armenians]]|brown|0.17}}
{{bar percent|others|gray|1.48}}}}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Lyubotyn City Council (01).jpg|City Council
File:Lyubotyn City Employment Center (01).jpg|City employment centre
File:Lyubotyn Train Station (01).jpg|Railway station
File:Lyubotyn Train Station (03).jpg|Train station overpass
File:Railway depot, Lyubotyn (02).jpg|Liubotyn railway depot
File:LubotinPerekoshka.JPG|Liubotyn pond
</gallery>
== Notable people ==
The following people have been born or have lived in Liubotyn:
* [[D. S. Mirsky]] — Russian political and literary historian born in the former Giyovka estate.
* [[Oleg Khudolii]] — Ukrainian researcher, Doctor of Physical Education and Sports, full professor, academician of the Higher School Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
* [[Oleg Goltvyansky]] (1980) — is a Ukrainian far-right politician and the leader of political party [[Ukrainian National Union (political party)|Ukrainian National Union]]. He was the commander of the volunteer Pechersk Battalion.
* [[Roman Kost]] (1984) — Ukrainian sculptor, master of artistic forging.
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110511153506/http://lubotin.com/ lubotin.com] - Informative city portal
* [http://www.lubotin.kharkov.ua/ www.lubotin.kharkov.ua] - Official website of Liubotyn City Council {{in lang|uk}}
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[[Category:Cities in Kharkiv Oblast]]
[[Category:Valkovsky Uezd]]
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[[Category:Populated places established in 1650]]
[[Category:Cities and towns built in the Sloboda Ukraine]]