Blyzniuky


Blyzniuky is an urban-type settlement in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Blyzniuky Raion. Population:
The settlement is located in the south of the oblast, south of Kharkiv.

History

It was a village in Kharkov Governorate of the Russian Empire.
A local newspaper is published here since August 1929.
During World War II it was under German occupation from October 1941 to September 1943.
Urban-type settlement since 1957.
In January 1989 the population was 5840 people. In January 2013 the population was 3909 people.

Economy

Transportation

Blyzniuky railway station is on the Donets Railway which connects Lozova with Oleksandrivka and Sloviansk.
Blyzniuky is on a paved road connecting Lozova with Izium via Barvinkove. There are also local roads.